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Concerns about Florida Parental Rights bill continue
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...
The bill drew debate because it would expand the “Florida Patient’s Bill of Rights and Responsibilities."
Groups call for Medicaid expansion as Republicans threaten to cut federal funding
As Senate Republicans have been engaged in private discussions about restructuring Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income individuals, to fund the extension of Trump’s $4.6 trillion tax cuts from 2017, along with other tax...
Unique ‘clinic-in-a-box’ provides healthcare for unhoused in Tampa
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...
Leaked draft of potential $2 trillion Medicaid cuts spark concerns for some Floridians
Listen: A leaked list from US House Republicans proposes over 2 trillion dollars in Medicaid cuts- and it could affect more than 4 million Floridians relying on it. Politico reports the list emerged from the House...
New Medicare drug price cap goes into effect this year. Here’s what to know.
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...
The Scoop: Wed. Nov. 13th, 2024, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
An appeals court will hear a case about restrictions on medical treatment for transgender Floridians A federal appeals court will hear arguments in January in a battle over Florida’s restrictions on treatments such as puberty...
Plaintiffs push back in fight over medical treatment for transgender Floridians
Attorneys for transgender Floridians urged an appeals court to reject a request to allow Florida to restrict treatments for gender dysphoria.
Medicaid contracts in Florida spark a lawsuit
A losing bidder has filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent Florida health officials from moving forward with new Medicaid managed-care contracts.
Florida asked a federal appeals court to allow the state to restrict medial treatments for people with gender dysphoria during a legal battle.
A judge had found that the prohibition on Medicaid coverage for hormone therapy and puberty blockers violated federal healthcare laws.
Medicaid Expansion is in Our Hands Now
Florida is one of only 10 states that has not already expanded Medicaid coverage to low-income childless adults as allowed under the Affordable Care Act. Now, Florida healthcare advocates are mounting a petition drive to...
