Health care

This past February, Republican House Representative Rachel Saunders Plakon filed HB 1505. This bill, known as the Parental Rights Bill, seeks to amend parental rights regarding parental consent. The bill would also remove exceptions that...

Listen: An organization tied to a program led by Casey DeSantis received $10 million donation stemming from a settlement with the state’s Agency for Health Care Administration.  Leaders of that agency faced heated questioning about...

The bill drew debate because it would expand the “Florida Patient’s Bill of Rights and Responsibilities."

Tensions flared at a protest against Elon Musk’s actions with the Department of Government Efficiency outside a Tesla showroom in Tampa on Saturday. There were some pro-MAGA disruptors whose actions erupted into physical confrontations. Many...

The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay’s Transcare Medical Transportation Division has launched a new community Paramedicine program. The program provides free support to those struggling with Substance Use Disorder. Paramedics will provide Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT),...

Florida Lawmakers in 2011 created a system in which most Medicaid beneficiaries are required to enroll in managed-care plans.

Listen: New technology unveiled Wednesday addresses healthcare for the unhoused.  A  unique “clinic in a box” provides virtual healthcare to the homeless in Tampa.  The OnMed Care Station is a small booth, slightly larger than...

Listen: Some Medicare enrollees will see thousands in savings as a new cap on prescription drugs goes into effect this year. Starting in the New Year, Medicare Part D enrollees’ out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs now...

Join Tanja and Grace to discuss natural birth and beyond with experts Charlie Young and Amand Ruiz of The Community Roots Collective.

David R. Kotok is a co-founder of Sarasota-based Cumberland Advisors.

Delay Expansion of Children’s Health Care Florida seeks delay due to Biden administration. Expansion of kid care can help children with complex issues. Probation for St. Pete Uhuru group A federal judge sentenced three members...

Listen: A St. Petersburg nonprofit is spreading the word about HIV prevention and treatments as diagnoses are rising in Pinellas County. HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus,  is an incurable, life-threatening virus that damages the body’s...