Christine Jordan SextonNovember 15, 2021
5min2057
Lawmakers will address vaccine mandates in the upcoming Special Session.
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Christine Jordan SextonNovember 15, 2021
Wire ServicesSeptember 5, 2020
4min279
“We are continuing to work on some of these issues."
Renzo DowneyJune 17, 2020
4min1209
The state is missing out on millions of dollars available from the federal government.
Christine Jordan SextonJune 2, 2020
6min634
"What we know is Medicaid is still antiquated."
Staff ReportsNovember 7, 2019
4min412
HB 177 would require repository sites to document each donation and submit a monthly report.
Guest AuthorMarch 11, 2019
4min498
Numbers can tell a story.
Guest AuthorAugust 20, 2018
5min232
Many efforts are underway to improve America’s health care system, but there is one issue affecting Florida’s most vulnerable patients that has yet to receive the attention it deserves. Floridians living with chronic and rare diseases are being denied lifesaving care simply because they benefit from charity aid — and this is all the result […]
Guest AuthorJune 14, 2016
6min264
Many recent conversations around the sharing economy have spurred discussion on the capabilities and adequacy of various methods of background safety screenings. Some law enforcement professionals assume the best method is any method that involves a fingerprint-based criminal history search. During my many years in law enforcement, I also had assumed this method was best because […]
Staff ReportsJune 7, 2016
3min257
The U.S. House is expected Tuesday to pass Congressman Vern Buchanan‘s legislation to preserve Medicare Advantage plans for thousands of older people in Sarasota and Manatee counties. “Medicare Advantage plans have a proven track record of improving health, reducing costs and offering much-needed personal choice to seniors,” Buchanan said in a statement. “I am committed to […]
Associated PressJanuary 8, 2016
1min229
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi says she was wrong to urge Medicare to pay for high-priced and unnecessary drug screening tests from a company being investigated for defrauding Florida Medicaid of millions. Bondi told The Palm Beach Post in an email Friday that she never should have issued a 2014 letter to the Centers for Medicare […]