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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 …

(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 …

(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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Florida House gives final OK to health care bills that next heads to

(5 days ago) WEBThe Florida House on Thursday gave final approval to a wide-ranging health care plan that supporters say will help prepare for future population growth and …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2024-02-23/florida-house-gives-final-ok-to-health-care-bills-that-next-head-to-desantis

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Florida has failed to pay tens of thousands of health …

(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 health coverage rate better, but still lags most of …

(7 days ago) WEBWith top Florida lawmakers signaling that health-care issues could be a priority during next year’s legislative session, a report released Thursday showed that …

https://www.wlrn.org/health/2023-09-15/florida-health-coverage-rate

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

(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 things, that the state spends $19 a person …

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

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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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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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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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Florida’s problems with mental health system flagged decades ago

(1 days ago) WEBDavid Shern, who was chairperson of Florida’s 1999 Commission on Mental Health and Substance Abuse, displays the group’s 2001 report at his home office in …

https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2023/03/21/mental-health-florida-reforms-report-flagged-problems-parkland/

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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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DeSantis signs 'Live Healthy' bills developed to - Health News …

(8 days ago) WEBGov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a package of bills that supporters say will help improve access to health care, boost the number of doctors in Florida and …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2024-03-22/desantis-signs-live-healthy-bills-developed-to-improve-access-to-care

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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