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A bill increasing the penalties against someone who assaults Florida doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers passed its first House panel…

Thirty five thousand nurses are injured every year lifting patients, and a Democratic lawmaker wants to do something about it.A proposal by Representative…

The federal Health Resources and Services Administration says at least 55 million people around the country live in areas that lack an adequate supply of…

The nation’s healthcare system is changing. In the next few years, under the federal healthcare law, the Affordable Care Act, more people will gain access…

The Florida Department of Corrections is preparing to file an appeal, after a Judge ruled privatizing most of the health care services in Florida’s…

Updated 5:28 p.m.The Florida Department of Corrections has announced it is appealing the Judge's ruling. Below is a statement from the department's Deputy…

An effort by the state to privatize Florida’s inmate health care services could still be on hold, even after a Leon Circuit Judge recently rejected a…

A part of the state budget that would have privatized health care services in Florida’s prisons has expired, but the Department of Corrections is moving…

Two unions, upset the state is moving ahead with plans to privatize prison health services, are asking a judge to rule on a case he previously dismissed.…

A Leon Circuit Judge is expected to rule soon on a challenge by several unions to block a plan to privatize the state’s prison health care services, which…