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Guest AuthorJuly 12, 2018

As an advocate for health coverage, I value the progress America has made in recent years. We’ve opened up health insurance to more Floridians, and health plans are welcoming all types of patients and ensuring they obtain great care. These are trends we must entrench and enhance. Leading the ACA enrollment program for the Epilepsy […]

Guest AuthorOctober 21, 2016

For 45 years, the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida has been on a mission to accelerate therapies that stop seizures, find cures, and save lives. With 400,000 Floridians living with epilepsy, we’ve had a lot of work to do. One of our guiding principles is our commitment to physician-directed care. Simply, we believe that licensed medical […]

Phil AmmannApril 8, 2015

The Epilepsy Foundation of Florida (EFOF) recognized six Florida lawmakers this week for their efforts helping individuals and families touched by epilepsy. The EFOF “Champions of the Heart” are state Sens. Jeff Brandes of St. Petersburg, Rene Garcia of Hialeah and Denise Grimsley from Sebring, and Reps. Katie Edwards of Plantation, Matt Gaetz of Shalimar and Matt Hudson from […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 1, 2015

Imagine a seizure striking without warning while attending your son or daughter’s soccer game, or watching helplessly as your child suffers from a debilitating epilepsy episode. This is the fear that more than 375,000 Floridians and their families face every day following an epilepsy diagnosis: when will the next seizure strike? The mission of the […]

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Islara Souto: Patient protections and health care access must be defended

Karen Basha Egozi: Medical Marijuana Amendment 2 is about compassion

State lawmakers honored as epilepsy “Champions of the Heart”

Karen Basha Egozi: Epilepsy group applauds new medical marijuana bill