Veto Override Delays Crackdown on 'Pill Mills'

A decision by new Florida lawmakers to convene a special session and override a series of vetoes by Gov. Charlie Crist last month will delay a state crackdown on the state's pain clinics, Florida Health News reported.The news service reported that a decision made by the state Legislature on Nov. 16 to resurrect House Bill 1565 sparked a decision by the Florida State Board of Medicine to spend $27,000 to hire a Florida State University economist to analyze the impact of a second piece of legislation – Senate Bill 2272.SB 2272 cleared both houses of the Florida Legislature unanimously ...