health care

Florida Tops U.S. States in Education, Economy: Report

Florida was listed as the best state in the country for education and the economy in 2024, according to U.S.…

24 hours ago

Buchanan Introduces Bipartisan Bills Improving Telehealth, Expediting Lung Cancer Screenings

Representative Vern Buchanan (R-FL) has introduced two pieces of bipartisan legislation to improve access to telehealth and lung cancer screenings.…

2 weeks ago

Cammack, Steube Reintroduce Bill Removing Cost-Sharing from Health Savings Accounts

Representatives Kat Cammack (R-FL) and Greg Steube (R-FL) are reintroducing legislation to make access to health savings accounts (HSAs) easier…

3 weeks ago

Aetna Announces new Agency for Health Care Administration Plan to Include Behavioral Analysis

TAMPA, Fla. - Aetna Better for Health Florida Lead Director of Behavioral Health Meagan Towner recently announced Aetna's new service…

3 weeks ago

Cammack's Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act Passes House

Rep. Kat Cammack's (R-FL) Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act has passed the House, which will prohibit the denial…

5 months ago

Castor Announces $14M Grant for Health Navigators, Takes Another Jab at DeSantis on KidCare

Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) announced that the University of South Florida (USF) will receive nearly $14 million in a federal…

6 months ago

Bilirakis Introduces the HEALTHY BRAINS Act, Fighting Neurodegenerative Diseases

Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) recently introduced the Harmonizing Environmental Analyses and Launching Therapeutic Hubs to Yield…

7 months ago

Bilirakis Bill Looks to Establish First Federal Program To Tackle Children Eyesight Health

Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Marc Veasey (D-TX) have introduced the Early Detection of Vision Impairments in Children (EDVI) Act,…

10 months ago

Castor Alleges DeSantis Broke Federal Law, Booted 22,000 Kids From Healthcare

Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) is calling out Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for allegedly disregarding federal law concerning Florida’s child health…

11 months ago

State Urges Appeals Court to Act on Health Worker Shots

TALLAHASSEE --- Saying it is among states that are “unshielded,” Florida is pressing a full federal appeals court to at…

3 years ago

Injunction Denied in Health Care Vaccination Fight

By News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE --- A divided federal appeals court Sunday rejected Florida’s request to at least temporarily…

3 years ago

Governor DeSantis Signs Patient Savings Act

“In Florida, we are committed to finding innovative ways to keep healthcare costs low."

6 years ago