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blvdone/Adobe StockFor months, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has faced calls to implement a statewide mask mandate. Today, Dr. Howard Kessler, President of Physicians for Social Responsibility joined that call. Kessler says until there is a cure for COVID-19, practicing prevention is the best solution. He rejects the idea of herd immunity. -
beerkoff - stock.adobe.com/78644812Despite reports of ICU beds filling up in some hospitals, Governor Ron DeSantis says Florida’s Healthcare system is in good shape.
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Florida women are seeing positive advances in health care, including declining mortality rates for heart disease, breast cancer, and AIDS. However,… -
Senate President Joe Negron is asking lawmakers for suggestions after a medical marijuana overhaul died in the legislature. It adds to growing whispers a…
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Florida is getting a big budget break in the form of $1.5 billion in supplemental healthcare payments from the federal government. And hospitals are… -
Florida is getting a big budget break in the form of one-and-a-half billion dollars in supplemental healthcare payments from the federal government. It…
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The Florida House has unveiled plans to overhaul the state’s Medicaid program. The proposal includes new premiums and work requirements. But longtime… -
Nursing Homes and Hospice centers scored a key victory Thursday. A House Health Committee has approved a bill that would remove regulations on where…
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Both prescription and illegal opioids are driving a national spike in overdose deaths. According to the Centers for Disease Control, they were involved in… -
House lawmakers are wrangling over whether to allow optometrists to perform procedures traditionally reserved for ophthalmologists. The long-standing… -
A Florida Senate Panel has voted down a plan to allow recovery care centers in Florida. The facilities provide nursing care for people recently discharged…
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Florida lawmakers are starting to put the pieces of the state’s healthcare puzzle together and the picture could involve changes for hospitals, nursing…
