Nearly 500K Floridians Enroll in 'Obamacare' New Lease on Life
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MVA STANDOUT TO PLAY IN ALL AMERICAN GAME, SPORTS B1 LEESBURG, FLORIDA Wednesday, March 12, 2014 www.dailycommercial.com LOCAL: Sumter deputy who intervened in LOST PLANE: Malaysian officials deadly theater shooting honored Tuesday, A3 say jet changed course, A7 Nearly 500K Floridians enroll in ‘Obamacare’ KELLI KENNEDY Act, according to figures re- get goal of 477,000 for the administration refused to Americans signing up in the Associated Press leased Tuesday. end of March and surpasses directly say whether they next few weeks. The 6 mil- MIAMI — Florida is one Health and Human Ser- the 381,600 goal for the end thought they’d reach their lion figure comes after the of several states on track vices officials said more of February. A dozen other soft target of 6 million en- Congressional Budget Office to meet White House pro- than 442,000 Floridians have states, including California, rollees by March 31. Instead, scaled back its original tar- jections for enrollment in signed up for plans since Oc- are also on track. health officials said they ex- get of 7 million because of health plans during the first tober. That’s not far from the During a conference call pected a surge in enroll- ongoing problems with the year of the Affordable Care Obama administration’s tar- with reporters Tuesday, the ment with millions more SEE CARE | A2 CIA accused: Senator sees torture probe meddling DONNA CASSATA Associated Press The CIA clandestinely removed documents WASHINGTON — In and searched a an extraordinary public accusation, the head of computer network set the Senate Intelligence up for lawmakers, said BRETT LE BLANC / DAILY COMMERCIAL Committee declared on Sen. Dianne Feinstein. “Michael,” whose name has been changed, talks with Tony Deaton, right, at the Lake County Probation Office in Tavares. Tuesday that the CIA in- terfered with and then general, David Buck- LIFESTREAM MENTAL tried to intimidate a con- ley, first referred the gressional investigation matter to Justice, and New lease on life HEALTH PROGRAM into the agency’s possi- the CIA’s acting coun- Here is how clients fared who entered the ble use of torture in ter- sel responded by filing LifeStream program that serves people with ror probes during the a criminal report about Offenders find help for mental health mental health issues in the criminal justice the intelligence com- system. The data covers the three years from Bush administration. Feb. 2011 to Feb. 2014. The CIA clandestine- mittee staff. problems through innovative program ly removed documents “I am not taking it CLIENTS SERVED ..................................106 lightly,” Feinstein said LIVI STANFORD sically,” he said. “I had a small and searched a com- of the tit-for-tat investi- Staff Writer gas tank and took it into the CLIENTS WHO COMPLETED ............67 puter network set up gations. “I view the act- room and I was going to blow for lawmakers, said Sen. hen police found “Mi- CLIENTS REARRESTED ing counsel general’s it up.” WHILE IN PROGRAM .............................20 Dianne Feinstein in a chael,” he was suicid- referral as a potential Drug addiction had taken long and biting speech al, sleeping on a bench CLIENTS REARRESTED AFTER on the Senate floor. In effort to intimidate this W hold of all aspects of his life. ................... with a vial of crack next to him. COMPLETING PROGRAM 15 staff” in the interroga- “When you are an addict, all an escalating dispute tion investigation. The Leesburg man, who you think about is your next CLIENTS REARRESTED with an agency she has had been a crack addict for 10 high,” he said. “You are very AFTER DROPPING OUT ........................26 long supported, she The dispute between the CIA and senators, years, did not know where to selfish and that is all you think SOURCE: LifeStream said the CIA may well which has been going turn after his girlfriend kicked about. I kept conning people WHITNEY WILLARD / STAFF GRAPHIC have violated criminal him out of the home in 2011. to get more money.” laws and the U.S. Con- on privately for more Unemployed at the time, Mi- munity Service Team for sav- than five years, explod- That volatile period in Mi- ing his life. stitution. chael had run out of options. At odds on major ed into a public clash chael’s life seems a distant “The kindness and honesty The SWAT team had been memory. contentions, both sides as the California Dem- that people showed me,” said called to his home three times Today, he manages two busi- noted the matter has ocrat offered a detailed Michael, who asked that his because he had made suicide nesses, is engaged to the girl- now been handed to account of the Senate’s threats. And his girlfriend had friend who left him and has real name not be used. “I was the Justice Department secretive dealings with had enough, Michael said. bought a home. not labeled a loser and I was for further investigation the CIA in an investi- “I was using for four days Most importantly, he is clean encouraged to move forward.” and potential prosecu- gation of post-Sept. 11 and I just went psychotic ba- and credits the Forensic Com- SEE PROGRAM | A6 tion. The CIA’s inspector SEE CIA | A2 As tax revenues drop, Leesburg considers fire assessment FIRE FEES Annual fire fees charged by Lake County and some cities in Lake. THERESA CAMPBELL | Staff Writer yearly fire assessment fee of told city commissioners Mon- cities” are charging fire assess- [email protected] $181, while it’s $142 in Tavares, day night, noting the fire as- ment fees, which are calculat- CITY OF TAVARES .........$142 $120 in Mascotte, $90 for The sessment fee can be a tool “to ed according to the cost of ser- CITY OF LADY LAKE As property values have de- Villages’ residents inside Lady prevent in the future the de- vice. (Provided by The Villages) ..........$181 clined in recent years, Lees- Lake and $59 in Minneola, ac- pletion of all cash in the best “It’s almost like solid waste. THE VILLAGES burg is looking to diversify cording to figures released by and most economical way.” When you pay for pick-up of (Inside Lady Lake) ...............$90.11 its revenue options, and may Leesburg officials. Spinelli told city commis- trash removal, you’re paying CITY OF MINNEOLA ....... $59 follow its neighbors in Tav- “In fiscal year 2022, we’re go- sioners that implementing a for that (solid waste) service LAKE COUNTY ..................$181 ares, Lady Lake, The Villag- ing to be down almost $8 mil- fire service fee is something for that house now,” Spinel- es, Minneola and Mascotte by lion in cash, so we don’t have the commission may want to li said, “and that’s what the fire CITY OF MASCOTTE ....$120 charging a fire assessment fee. the cash coming in,” Leesburg consider in 2016 or even 2018, assessment fee does; you’re SOURCE: City of Leesburg Lady Lake residents pay a Finance Director Bill Spinelli and he noted “more and more SEE FEE | A2 WHITNEY WILLARD / STAFF GRAPHIC INDEX DIVERSIONS C9 OBITUARIES A4 Vol. 138 LEGALS D1 SPORTS B1 TODAY’S WEATHER CLASSIFIED D1 No. 71 50¢ BUSINESS B5 VOICES A9 Detailed forecast 80˚/45˚ COMICS C8 4 sections CROSSWORDS D1 NATION A7 WORLD A7 on page A10. Mostly cloudy A2 DAILY COMMERCIAL Wednesday, March 12, 2014 about 60,000 a day. programs but partnered al navigator grant in the CARE Florida and Texas have with community organi- state. FLORIDA FROM PAGE A1 two of the highest rates zations around the state The Obama admin- of uninsured residents with strong connections istration is also making federal website. in the country and are already in place. That an all-out effort to boost LOTTERY both led by Republi- made it easy to quick- Nationwide, 4.2 mil- Florida enrollment be- MARCH 11 lion signed up for private can lawmakers opposed ly identify the uninsured fore the Mar. 31 dead- CASH 3 ...............................................5-5-2 coverage under Presi- to the law, who spent and figure out the best line. Michelle Obama Afternoon ..........................................9-9-4 dent Barack Obama’s little or no state dol- way to get them infor- talked about high unin- lar on outreach efforts. mation. health care law, accord- sured rates among black PLAY 4 .............................................4-6-6-4 Yet, Florida’s enroll- “Families have al- ing to data from feder- Afternoon .......................................7-7-1-7 ments are nearly double ready been relying on and Hispanics at a Mi- al health officials. But that of Texas, which has them for this informa- ami community health MARCH 10 with open enrollment center last week and 295,025, according to tion. They’ve already FANTASY 5 ........................... 3-13-20-21-34 ending March 31, that federal health officials. got a reputation for be- Vice President Joe Biden means to meet the goal, Jodi Ray, who oversees ing a credible source of stopped at a local diner another 1.8 million peo- the University of South information. That really last month to encourage ple would have to sign Florida’s navigator en- makes a difference,” said a group of local wom- up by the end of the rollment program, said Ray, whose program re- en to sign-up their adult THE NEWSPAPER OF CHOICE FOR LAKE AND SUMTER COUNTIES SINCE 1875 The Daily Commercial (ISSN 0896-1042) is published daily for month, an average of she didn’t create new ceived the largest feder- children. $90.74 per year (plus Florida sales tax) by Halifax Media Group at 212 East Main Street, Leesburg, Florida.