Lottie Watts
Lottie Watts covers health and health policy for Health News Florida, now a part of WUSF Public Media. She also produces Florida Matters, WUSF's weekly public affairs show.
She earned a master’s degree in journalism and media studies from University of South Florida St. Petersburg, where she was the editor and graduate assistant at the Neighborhood News Bureau. She earned a bachelor of science in broadcast journalism from Syracuse University, where she interned at WSTM-TV and WSYR-TV.
If you have a story you want to share, contact Lottie by email or phone: 813-974-8705.
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Florida officials say three of the 16 Planned Parenthood facilities inspected last week were performing procedures beyond their licensing authority, and... -
Florida is faring poorly on economic factors that influence child poverty, but key health indicators -- from low-birthweight babies to child health...
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Police in South Florida say an 11-month-old baby died after being left inside a sport utility vehicle parked outside an apartment near Fort Lauderdale.... -
Last month's ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on the Affordable Care Act means more than 1.4 million Floridians will keep their tax subsidies for... -
As the pool of candidates for the Republican presidential nomination grows, so do the claims about the candidates. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is... -
Gov. Rick Scott's Commission on Healthcare and Hospital Funding's "Spotlight Transparency Tour" kicked off Wednesday morning, placing Tampa Bay area... -
Health care spending was the defining issue of the 2015 Florida legislative session. The Florida House and Senate were miles apart on the issue, and the... -
The 2015 Florida legislative session came screeching to a halt three days early, when House and Senate lawmakers could not agree on health care funding.... -
Federal health officials have awarded more than $5 million in grants to 10 health centers in Florida to serve newly insured patients under the...
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There's a new push to legalize medical marijuana in Florida, and a Republican lawmaker is leading the charge. Though a constitutional amendment to...
