This is part 2 of an investigative series on money and influence in high‑stakes healthcare policy decisions and how a Tallahassee lawyer, a nondisclosing 501(c)(4), and a “taxpayer”‑branded ad campaign helped shape the debate over a Broward hospital bill while keeping their financial backers out of public view.
In the first installment of this series, Florida Daily examined how an undisclosed poll and a set of merger‑framed questions helped form public perception of House Bill 1047 and Senate Bill 1122. In this second part, the focus shifts from the message to the messengers: the nonprofit, vendors, and political operatives behind the “taxpayer” campaign that followed.
When Broward residents opened their mailboxes and phones this winter, many saw the same warning…