Florida Healthcare News
See the latest news regarding healthcare in Florida, including new hospitals and updates from the Dept. of Health
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…
Gus Bilirakis Continues Push to Expand VA’s Dental Service for Veterans
Last week, U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., brought back his “Veterans Early Treatment for Chronic Ailment Resurgence through Examinations (VET…
Casey DeSantis: Florida is the First State in the Nation to Collect Cancer Recurrence Data
Last week, First Lady Casey DeSantis announced that Florida will be the first state in the nation to collect cancer…
Ron DeSantis Showcases Florida’s Response to COVID
Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis marked the third year since “15 Days to Slow the Spread” was implemented in response…
