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Florida Faces Health Insurance Crisis as Population Spikes

(1 days ago) WEBHealth Insurance; Health Care; Florida; The state has seen a rise in mental health issues, with 12.3 percent of adults reporting poor mental health in 2020, up from 9.7 percent in 2007.

https://www.newsweek.com/florida-health-insurance-crisis-population-spike-1866645

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Report: Florida Health System Ranked Among Worst In …

(6 days ago) WEBA new Commonwealth Fund analysis ranks Florida’s health system among the worst in the nation, finding, among other things, that …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2020-09-11/report-florida-health-system-ranked-among-worst-in-nation

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Florida health coverage rate is better, but still lags most of US

(6 days ago) WEBFlorida's health coverage rate is improving, but still lags behind most of the US. A report released Thursday showed that Florida saw improvement in 2022 in …

https://www.wusf.org/health-news-florida/2023-09-14/florida-health-coverage-rate-improving-still-lags-behind-most-us

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Health in Florida - USAFacts

(9 days ago) WEBIn 2020, Florida had the 19th-highest based on life expectancy. A newborn in Florida was expected to live 77.5 years.. Life expectancy in Florida is 0.5 years higher …

https://usafacts.org/topics/health/state/florida/

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Florida’s Medicaid Unwinding Lacks Fundamental Safeguards And …

(9 days ago) WEBFinally, over 55,000 adults and children could lose access to mental health care, resulting in greater emotional suffering and behavioral health problems. …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/florida-s-medicaid-unwinding-lacks-fundamental-safeguards-and-can-harm-population

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Grappling with Florida's physician shortage and the effect on …

(3 days ago) WEBWe will need more primary care providers who play a vital role as the main point of contact in the health care system for families and seniors.” Senate President …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2023-12-06/lawmakers-hear-suggestions-to-remedy-floridas-physician-shortage

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Florida has failed to pay tens of thousands of health claims for

(2 days ago) WEBFlorida failed for nearly three months to pay tens of thousands of health-care claims for the state's sickest and neediest children due to software glitches blamed …

https://www.wusf.org/health-news-florida/2022-02-14/florida-has-failed-to-pay-tens-of-thousands-of-health-claims-for-sickest-neediest-children

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Florida, other states face steep challenges as - Health News Florida

(5 days ago) WEBStates are preparing to remove millions of people from Medicaid as protections put in place early in the covid-19 pandemic expire. The upheaval, which …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2023-02-02/as-pandemic-era-medicaid-provisions-lapse-millions-approach-a-coverage-cliff

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Report highlights racial inequities in Florida health care WUSF

(7 days ago) WEBA new report from the Commonwealth Fund is highlighting racial inequities in the nation's health care system. Researchers measured factors related to access and …

https://www.wusf.org/health-news-florida/2021-11-19/a-report-from-the-commonwealth-fund-highlights-racial-inequities-in-floridas-health-care-system

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Floridians Struggle to Afford High Healthcare

(9 days ago) WEBBut far and away, Florida residents see government as the key stakeholder that needs to act to address health system problems. Moreover, addressing healthcare problems trumps other issues that Floridians …

https://www.healthcarevaluehub.org/advocate-resources/publications/floridians-struggle-afford-high-healthcare-costs-support-range-government-solutions-across-party-lines

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Nearly 600,000 Florida kids shed from government health care, …

(4 days ago) WEBTALLAHASSEE — Nearly 600,000 Florida children lost their government-provided health insurance last year after the federal government ended the national …

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2024/05/03/nearly-600000-florida-kids-shed-government-health-care-study-says/

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Florida's health system among the worst in the nation, according …

(8 days ago) WEBTALLAHASSEE --- We’re No. 41. A new Commonwealth Fund analysis ranks Florida’s health system among the worst in the nation, finding, among other …

https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2020/09/13/floridas-health-system-among-worst-nation-according-new-analysis/5770490002/

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DeSantis signs bills aimed at health care access, but they do little …

(4 days ago) WEBTALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed on Thursday the first four of six bills from a $1.1 billion package that improves health care for most Floridians who …

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2024/03/21/desantis-signs-bills-aimed-health-care-access-they-do-little-help-uninsured/

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State of Florida Current Data on Health Disparities

(9 days ago) WEBState of Florida Current Data on Health Disparities. Contact the Office of Minority Health. 850-245-4941. [email protected]. Fax. 850-245-4124. Mailing Address. Office of …

https://www.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/minority-health/CurrentDataonHealthDisparities/index.html

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Analysis: Health care system in Florida among nation's worst

(9 days ago) WEBThe Florida state flag flies. (The Center Square) – Florida’s health care system is among the nation’s worst in access, affordability, avoidable use, consistent …

https://www.thecentersquare.com/florida/article_be48fcc2-f773-11ea-97d9-176ce0779877.html

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Florida’s mental health care system has ‘urgent problems,’ report …

(8 days ago) WEBAccording to SAMHSA, its expenditures for community mental health services in Florida totaled $404.8 million in 2020, along with state expenditures of …

https://www.theledger.com/story/news/regional/2021/11/03/florida-mental-health-care-system-crisis-urgent-problems-report-shows/5717045001/

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Here’s what the Florida Legislature is doing about mental health …

(2 days ago) WEBThe problem is urgent: while Floridians wait on a more ambitious mental health care fix, there is more the state can do now to shore up existing programs, she said.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2021/03/25/heres-what-the-florida-legislature-is-doing-about-mental-health-this-year/

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7 Things to Know About Rural Health Care Issues in Florida

(1 days ago) WEBThe Economic Research Service (ERS) determined in a 2017-2018 report that the poverty rate in rural Florida areas is 19.8%. In the urban areas of Florida, the …

https://floridahealthagency.com/7-things-to-know-about-rural-health-care-issues-in-florida/

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Facing the cost and challenges of caregiving in Florida

(4 days ago) WEBThe average cost of a private room in a long-term care facility in Florida is more than $8,000 a month. It is about half that for an assisted living facility, according to …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2021-10-19/facing-the-cost-and-challenges-of-caregiving-in-florida

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Diseases and Conditions Florida Department of Health

(4 days ago) WEBIt's a New Day in Public Health. The Florida Department of Health works to protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, …

https://www.floridahealth.gov/diseases-and-conditions/index.html

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Floridians urged to make long-term care plans before a health …

(2 days ago) WEBScreenshot. Kirson said relying on Medicaid in Florida to cover long-term care costs, like a nursing home or home care, can also be tricky. As an income-cap …

https://www.wusf.org/health-news-florida/2023-10-23/experts-floridians-long-term-care-plans-before-health-crisis

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Cyberattack disrupts operations at major US health care network

(6 days ago) WEBLink Copied! A cyberattack has disrupted “clinical operations” at major health care nonprofit Ascension, forcing it to take steps to minimize any impact to patient care, …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/08/tech/cyberattack-disrupts-healthcare-network/index.html

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Did Ascension get hacked? Yes, here’s what we know

(3 days ago) WEBThe health care system called the The Detroit Free Press reported that employees began noticing computer network problems around 7 a.m. on Wednesday. …

https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2024/05/09/ascension-hacked-cyberattack/73627088007/

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Florida sues Biden administration over new transgender healthcare …

(5 days ago) WEBFlorida's top prosecutor and a Catholic medical group on Tuesday sued the Biden administration in an effort to block a rule that they say will force doctors to provide …

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/florida-sues-biden-administration-over-new-transgender-healthcare-rule-2024-05-07/

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Bankrupt Steward Health puts its hospitals up for sale, discloses $9

(2 days ago) WEBBankrupt Steward Health Care has put all of its 31 US hospitals up for sale, hoping to finalize transactions by the end of the summer to address its $9 billion in total …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/07/business/steward-health-puts-hospitals-up-for-sale/index.html

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Florida HCA patients at risk due to low staffing, union warns

(7 days ago) WEBHCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital in Hudson is seen Feb. 7. A study from a union that represents health care workers is accusing HCA of putting patient safety at …

https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2023/04/21/hca-hospitals-florida-staffing-service-employees-international-union/

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These new Florida health care laws are set to hit the books Friday

(5 days ago) WEBThe focus may be on the new abortion ban, but there are others affecting Medicaid, medical marijuana and telemedicine. Nearly 150 laws that Florida legislators …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2022-06-30/these-new-florida-health-care-laws-are-set-to-hit-the-books-friday

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Cybersecurity Event Update Ascension

(7 days ago) WEBCybersecurity Event Update. Note for Media: The statement below can be attributed "to an Ascension spokesperson". May 11 - 2:00pm CT. We continue to …

https://about.ascension.org/cybersecurity-event

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U.S. Departments of Health & Human Services and Justice Issue …

(5 days ago) WEBAn investigation by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) and the United States Attorney’s Office for …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/05/13/us-departments-health-human-services-justice-issue-letter-findings-state-rhode-island-improper-over-hospitalizations-children-disabilities.html

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Health Care Issues Among New Florida Laws Taking Effect

(4 days ago) WEBHealth Care Issues Among New Florida Laws Taking Effect. Pharmacists will be able to play an expanded role in providing health care to patients under a new law …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2020-07-01/health-care-issues-among-new-florida-laws-taking-effect

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Lawmaker spoke of health care for immigrants, cost to Floridians

(6 days ago) WEBFlorida taxpayers are spending millions of dollars to cover the health care costs of people in the U.S. illegally, Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., said on X, formerly …

https://www.tampabay.com/news/2024/05/10/lawmaker-spoke-health-care-immigrants-cost-floridians-fact-check/

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The giant solar storm is having measurable effects on Earth : NPR

(8 days ago) WEBShocking problems The most disruptive solar storm ever recorded came in 1859. Known as the "Carrington Event," it generated shimmering auroras that were …

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/10/1250515730/solar-storm-geomagnetic-g4

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Stranded in the ER, older adults await hospital - Health News …

(6 days ago) WEBKFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2024-05-06/stranded-in-the-er-older-adults-await-hospital-care-and-suffer-avoidable-harm

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David Sanborn, Grammy award-winning saxophonist, dead at 78

(5 days ago) WEBDavid Sanborn, an influential saxophonist, who found success across the genres of pop, R&B, jazz and more, died Sunday. He was 78. “It is with sad and heavy …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/13/entertainment/david-sanborn-death/index.html

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Could Florida tattoo artists dictate abortion exceptions? Fact check

(6 days ago) WEBFlorida’s Amendment 4 says abortions cannot be prohibited before fetal viability, or when a health care provider determines it’s necessary to protect a patient’s …

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2024/05/12/could-florida-tattoo-artists-dictate-abortion-exceptions-fact-check/

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Court sets September for hearing on Florida - Health News Florida

(5 days ago) WEBCourt sets September for hearing on Florida blocking Medicaid for trans care. The lawsuit was filed in 2022 on behalf of two transgender adults and the parents of two …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2024-05-14/court-sets-september-for-hearing-on-florida-blocking-medicaid-for-trans-care

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