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Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 3, 2015

Three hospitals are in the running to offer comprehensive medical rehabilitation services in central Florida by 2020 even though the state has announced no new beds are needed. The Agency for Health Care Administration announced on Tuesday it has accepted letters of intent from North Florida Regional Medical Center in Alachua County, North Brevard County […]

Christine Jordan SextonJanuary 8, 2015

Two billion dollars used to fund health care in Florida is at risk of being eliminated if the federal government doesn’t agree to extend a pool of money used to help fund health care for low income Floridians. Authority for the Low Income Pool expires June 30 and renewal negotiations with the federal government to […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 7, 2014

Eventually Floridians will look back at today’s politicians and say, “What were they thinking? What were they smoking?” I’m talking about Florida’s refusal to accept millions of dollars in federal Medicaid money that would have improved life for thousands of people. Forget about the way the Rabid Republicans spurned the money because Uncle Sam would […]

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Three hospitals want to offer rehab beds in C. Fla. but none show an interest in child psych or NICU beds

$2 billion in health care funding at risk

Mark O’Brien: Conservatives wrong to oppose Medicaid expansion in Florida