Health Care

DOGE has targeted The Social Security Administration for billions of dollars in budget cuts, SWFL residents are speaking out at a town hall led by Martin O’Malley.

Over seven million adults serve as a primary caregiver for their parents. But what about the physical, emotional and financial costs that come associated with providing this care?

Nurses have to take an exam to earn their professional licenses. The pass rate for Florida nurses is the lowest of all 50 states.

What happens if a Senior Living Residence needs to evacuate? We found out.

A chronic disease management provider with several offices in Florida has agreed to pay $14.9 million to resolve alleged false claims.The U.S. Department of Justice said that Bluestone Physician Services of Florida LLC, Bluestone Physician Services, P.A. and Bluestone National LLC, operating in Florida, Minnesota and Wisconsin, respectively, agreed to the settlement recently.

The state Agency for Health Care Administration on Friday announced plans to award contracts to five health plans to take part in the Medicaid managed-care program. The contracts will involve tens of billions of dollars in the coming years, with about 3.45 million people receiving health care through the managed-care system as of February, according to data posted on the agency’s website.

The White House released data for Affordable Care Act enrollment for 2024 today, and it is record-breaking.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a package of bills at a special signing ceremony in Bonita Springs that supporters say will help improve access to health care, boost the number of doctors in Florida and address issues such as mental-health treatment.The ceremony highlighted area Republican legislators who had a hand in the legislation including Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, a Naples Republican.

President Biden has worked to lower prescription drug costs, including for Floridians.

Pulitzer Prize nominee Linda Villarosa's book UNDER THE SKIN examines why Black Americans’ health outcomes are so much worse than those of white Americans.