certificate of need

The Senate is moving forward with certificate of need repeal. But some call the move a dramatic shift that reneges on weeks of work. The plan to scrap…

Lawmakers want to get rid of a process that determines where facilities like hospitals and nursing homes can be built and what services can be offered.…

The Florida House is moving forward with a big healthcare agenda at the direction of Speaker Jose Oliva. But that agenda clashes with healthcare providers…

Florida voters may get to decide whether to eliminate a healthcare permit called a certificate of need. But some are questioning if the ballot is the…

Nursing Homes and Hospice centers scored a key victory Thursday. A House Health Committee has approved a bill that would remove regulations on where…

Florida lawmakers are starting to put the pieces of the state’s healthcare puzzle together and the picture could involve changes for hospitals, nursing…

Florida hospice providers are joining a call by nursing homes to preserve the so-called certificate of need process. Conservative lawmakers say easing…

State lawmakers continue to butt heads on healthcare reform, specifically where new hospitals can be built. Both chambers want to improve access to…

A Florida Senate health panel has killed a bill granting a new exemption to state hospital licensure rules. Republican Senator Don Gaetz’s bill granted…

As lawmakers grapple with healthcare costs, they’re taking another look at rules governing where health care centers can be built. Those rules are called…