Florida Healthcare News
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Ron and Casey DeSantis Showcase $100 Million in Budget for Cancer Research and Treatment
This week, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis announced the approval of $100 million for cancer research…
Marco Rubio, Rick Scott, Vern Buchanan Champion Proposal to Allow More Infant Formula Sales in the U.S.
This week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced the “Urgently Feeding America’s Babies Act.” U.S. Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-NH, Alex…
Florida’s Senators Back Ted Cruz’s Bill to Stop Service Members From Being Punished on Vaccines
Florida’s two U.S. senators are backing U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s, R-Tex., “Allowing Military Exemptions, Recognizing Individual Concerns About New Shots…
Maria Elvira Salazar’s Bill Reauthorizing Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration Builds Momentum
This week, U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., helped get a proposal to help battle “rising rates of substance use…
Rick Scott Calls on FDA to Take Action on Baby Formula Shortage
This week, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Califf urging his agency…
Marco Rubio Champions Bill Backing Religious Exemptions from Vaccine Mandates
This week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced the “Conscience Objections to Negligent State COVID-19 Inoculation Edicts Need Constitutional Enforcement…
John Murawski: Medicine’s Got a Tricky Operation Coming Up: Grafting ‘Systemic Racism’ Onto Hard Science
A few years ago, concepts such as “white supremacy,” “systemic racism,” and “structural intersectionality” were not the standard fare of…
Ashley Moody Secures $680 Million from Walgreens in Opioid Settlement
Last week, state Attorney General Ashley Moody announced she will secure more than $680 million from Walgreens, concluding the state’s…
Stephanie Murphy, Seminole County Sheriff Deliver $400,000 to the Sanford Hope and Healing Center
This week, retiring U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., joined by Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma and Tim Cook, the CEO…
Vern Buchanan, GOP Healthy Future Task Force Offer Proposals to Lower Drug Costs
At the end of last week, the GOP’s Healthy Future Task Force and its Treatment Subcommittee offered “solutions to lower…
Greg Steube Leads Call for Feds to Do More for Veterans With Brain Injuries
Last week, U.S. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., led more than 110 members of Congress in calling for “ adequate care…
Nikki Fried to Host Florida’s First Cannabis Equity Summit
Last week, state Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Nikki Fried announced the inaugural Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer…
