Sen. Anitere Flores, chair of the senate health appropriations committee, proposed the bill to partially offset $521 million in Medicaid payment cuts, according to the report.
However, the Florida House opposed tackling the proposed hospital funding bill during the three-day special session, ultimately killing the bill, according to the report.
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