Julio Ochoa
Julio Ochoa is editor of Health News Florida.
He comes to WUSF from The Tampa Tribune, where he began as a website producer for TBO.com and served in several editing roles, eventually becoming the newspaper’s deputy metro editor.
Julio was born and raised in St. Petersburg, and received a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Colorado and worked at a paper in Greeley, Colo., before returning to Florida as a reporter and as breaking news editor for the Naples Daily News.
Contact Julio at 813-974-8633, on Twitter at @julioochoa or email .
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U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist was in Largo on Wednesday to introduce legislation that would protect federal employees who use medical marijuana in states...
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A federal court decision to block a change to Kentucky’s Medicaid program could affect a similar request from Florida. -
Sen. Bill Nelson wants the Federal Trade Commission to investigate a company that operates the SunPass electronic toll system. -
A requirement in the school safety bill passed after the Parkland shooting is raising privacy concerns. -
Florida's controversial Stand Your Ground law has come into play again after an unarmed man was shot to death outside a convenience store in Clearwater... -
Programs that help people sign up for Affordable Care Act plans in Florida will have their funding cut by 81 percent this year. -
For the first time in years, health insurance premiums sold on the Affordable Care Act marketplace in Florida are not expected to rise by double digits. -
The Trump administration this week cut the budget for programs that help people sign up for Obamacare plans by more than 70 percent.
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Sen. Bill Nelson was in Tampa on Monday to announce an endorsement from former Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Rossello.
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Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Tuesday that the state has filed a lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors, blaming the...
