Florida Healthcare News
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Florida Legislature Passes Proposal to Create First-Ever Blood Clot Workgroup
The Florida House of Representatives authorized a bill from state Sen. Clay Yarborough, R-Jacksonville, and state Rep. Dean Black, R-Jacksonville,…
Dan Webster Introduces the HEALTH Act
U.S. Rep. Dan Webster, R-Fla., recently brought back the “Helping Everyone Access Long Term Healthcare (HEALTH) Act.” Webster’s proposal “will…
Marco Rubio, Kat Cammack Back Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act
This week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., brought back a proposal “which would ensure that providers cannot discriminate against patients…
AmeriHealth Caritas Contributes $100,000 for Casey DeSantis’ Hope Florida Effort
AmeriHealth Caritas announced on Monday it has donated $100,000 to Hope Florida – A Pathway to Prosperity. The initiative, which…
New Poll Shows Florida Voters Opposed to Prescription Drug Benefit Legislation
Last week, Floridians for Government Accountability released a poll from J. Wallin Opinion Research on opinions regarding legislation pending in…
Florida is Facing a Severe Nursing Shortage
According to the Florida Hospital Association, Florida needs more than 60,000 nurses by 2035 to meet the state’s projected healthcare…
HCI College Achieves One of Florida’s Highest Nursing Licensure Exam Pass Rates for 2022
HCI College, a private post-secondary nursing school, announced this week that it achieved an 89.1 percent National Council Licensure Examination…
Vern Buchanan Offers Bill to Help Reduce Military Suicides
Last week, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., introduced a bill to “identify holes in the current mental health care system…
Ashley Moody Announces Arrest for Forged Doctors’ Referrals and Fraudulently Billing Medicaid
Last week, state Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit announced the arrest of the owner of a personal…
Michael Burgess, Kathy Castor Want Pentagon to Assign Surgeons to Civil Trauma Centers
U.S. Reps. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, and Kathy Castor, D-Fla., are continuing to back a bill “to allow the Department of…
Michael Waltz Continues Push on Capitol Hill to Have the U.S. Work With Israel on PTSD
A congressman from the Sunshine State is continuing his effort to team up with Israel to help research post-traumatic stress…
Marco Rubio: Biden Administration is Disregarding VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act
U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Steve Daines, R-Mont., sent a letter bashing U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis…
