Health News Florida Staff
Health News Florida is now part of WUSF Public Media in Tampa, Florida.
Originally founded in December 2006 as an independent grassroots publication dedicated to coverage of health issues in Florida, Health News Florida was acquired by WUSF Public Media in September 2012.
Read WUSF News Director Scott Finn's column about it.
Please send news tips or questions to Carol Gentry:
--Landline 813-974-8629
--Cell 727-410-3266
--email cgentry@wusf.org or e-mail carol.gentry@healthnewsflorida.org.
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Gov. Rick Scott signed a new law Monday that will allow Floridians with disabilities to save up to $100,000 without losing state or federal benefits,... -
Florida consumers face the risk of higher insurance rates if the merger of health care giants Humana and Aetna goes through, the Tampa Bay Times reports... -
Following a trend among other health care groups trying to improve their bottom line, Planned Parenthood has merged offices in Orlando, Naples and... -
An analysis by the South Florida Business Journal of Florida Office of Insurance Regulation data on HMOs shows nearly half of Florida’s managed-care... -
The company that provides health care in state prisons across Florida has replaced two of its top-level managers following a $67,500 fine by the... -
Health officials in Flagler County have reported its first case of leprosy in at least 15 years, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reports. According to... -
Sacred Heart Health System and Florida Blue approved a new contract that will give members access to the hospital system’s services for the next three... -
Talks to complete Bert Fish Medical Center’s third attempt to merge with Florida Hospital are about halfway done, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reports... -
Over the past 15 years in Polk County, more than half of the rape kits collected in criminal cases remain untested in evidence rooms, the Ledger of... -
Add Florida Blue to the list of insurers notifying policyholders they are near a negotiation deadline with a Florida hospital system. The Northwest...
