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Health care Wednesday, September 27th 2023

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.

Health care Wednesday, September 20th 2023

KidCare health insurance premiums are covered in Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota, Pasco, Hernando and other Idalia counties

Florida Healthy Kids will cover the costs of September premiums for KidCare health insurance in 16 counties affected by Hurricane Idalia.

Health care Tuesday, September 19th 2023

Medicaid enrollment continues declining in Florida

Enrollment in Florida’s Medicaid program dropped again in August -- this time by more than 105,000 people.

Development Sunday, September 17th 2023

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...

Health care Friday, September 15th 2023

‘We can’t sit and do nothing’: Despite challenges Floridians are are still fighting for access to health care

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....

Health care Wednesday, September 13th 2023

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...

Health care Thursday, July 09th 2020

Radioactivity Wednesday: Trump campaign surrogate says consumer choice and Health Savings Accounts will fix the US healthcare problem

July 8, 2020 Good morning, welcome to WMNF’s Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Today we’ll hear from a surrogate of President Trump’s administration on the question of health care. At the end of June, the President’s...

Elections Wednesday, July 08th 2020

Radioactivity Tuesday: Meet Democratic candidate Adam Hattersley

July 7, 2020 Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Next month is the primary election and there are some hotly contested races in the Tampa Bay area. One of those is the Democratic...

COVID19 Tuesday, July 07th 2020

Radioactivity Thursday: Local musician recounts her battle against Covid-19

July 2, 2020 Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. On this program we’ll hear what it’s like to come down with COVID 19- we’ll talk with a local musician. As you’ll hear from...

News and Public Affairs Wednesday, February 26th 2020

The Christian nationalists who back President Trump

Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Follow this link and select 02/26/20 from the drop down menu: https://www.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: One of the great mysteries of the Trump era is how a man who has two...

Cuba/Cuban-Americans Tuesday, February 25th 2020

What did Bernie Sanders really say about Fidel Castro?

Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Follow this link and select 02/25/20 from the drop down menu: https://www.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up today: Bernie Sanders is being criticized...

News and Public Affairs Thursday, February 20th 2020

An interview with ‘Sweet Home Monteverde’ director and the Democratic Presidential Debate

Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Or follow this link and select 02/20/20 from the drop down menu: https://www.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. Later in the program we’ll hear excerpts from that fiery...

Immigration Wednesday, February 19th 2020

German Consul to Florida discusses tourism business investment, the rise of the far-right and immigration

Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Or follow this link and select 02/19/20 from the drop down menu: https://www.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: Our guest today will be speaking afternoon at the St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs...

Health Thursday, February 13th 2020

President Trump Proposes Cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid

Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Or follow this link and select 02/13/20 from the drop down menu: https://www.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up we’ll hear what President Trump...

Environment Wednesday, February 12th 2020

Florida is facing a freshwater crisis

Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Or follow this link and select 02/12/20 from the drop down menu: https://www.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: Florida is facing a freshwater crisis in just a few years, according to our guest...

Corruption Thursday, January 30th 2020

Human Rights in Russia Through the Lens of Gender Politics

Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Or follow this link and select 01/30/20 from the drop down menu: https://www.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up we’ll talk about that big...

Labor Friday, January 24th 2020

State workers say they have not seen pay increases to keep up with inflation

Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Or follow this link and select 01/24/20 from the drop down menu: https://www.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. On the first part of today’s program we’re going to...

National Politics Thursday, January 23rd 2020

When It Comes to Wasteful Pentagon Spending, Congress Offers Little Oversight

Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Or follow this link and select 01/23/20 from the drop down menu: https://www.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: On Radioactivity today we’ll look at one area of government spending which gets little scrutiny. ...

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