Category
Health care
The Scoop: Mon., October 9, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF
Young Floridians lost Medicaid Half of Floridians losing Medicaid coverage are 20 years or younger. Democratic state legislators are calling for more to be done to prevent loss of coverage. Radioactive road materials Republican...
State legislators sound alarm on Floridians losing Medicaid coverage
Half of Floridians losing Medicaid coverage are 20 years or younger, and Democratic state legislators are calling for more to be done.
Panel looks at Medicaid enrollment in Florida after half a million people lose coverage
A Florida Senate committee will receive information about Medicaid “redeterminations” after enrollment dropped by more than 500,000 people.
Florida Republican files a bill to make annual skin cancer screening free
The bill would require health insurance policies to cover annual skin cancer screenings performed by dermatologists.
Florida Healthy Kids will cover the costs of September premiums for KidCare health insurance in 16 counties affected by Hurricane Idalia.
Medicaid enrollment continues declining in Florida
Enrollment in Florida’s Medicaid program dropped again in August -- this time by more than 105,000 people.
Education, Civic Engagement in the Sunshine State
Kimbery Brown-Blunt visits the Forum to announce an important Legislative Education Forum to discuss empowering communities through education, justice and civic engagement. Panelist will include elected Democratic State Senator Darryl Rouson, Representative Fentrice Driskell, Hillsborough...
Allison Holmes says there are more than 22,000 on a waitlist for Florida’s home-and community-based Medicaid waiver program for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She and her son JJ were at a legislative meeting...
The Scoop: Wed., September 13, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF
Polk County man killed Polk County deputies shot and killed a man last night on Westside Ridge Blvd in the city of Auburndale. After 55-year-old Angelo Theodore Curcione threatened officers and deputies with a knife,...
Florida House of Representatives now has a Select Committee on Health Innovation
Health care could be a key issue during the 2024 Florida Legislative session; House Select Committee on Health Innovation is created.
The Scoop: Thurs., August 17, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF
Lawsuit filed against limiting college instruction Students, professors, and supporters of New College filed a lawsuit against the University System of Florida’s Board of Governors and the New College Board of Trustees over a law...
Rebooting American Health Care. Unprecedented Behavior. Captivating Music.
Liran Einav & Amy Finkelstein – We’ve Got You Covered: Rebooting American Health Care Few of us need convincing that the American health insurance system needs reform. But many of the existing proposals focus on...
