Category: Health

The controversial $10 million Medicaid settlement check that flowed through the Hope Florida Foundation to the political action committee Keep Florida Clean has emerged as…

By Michelle DeMarco, Florida Center for Government Accountability No one was watching the store when $10 million in state Medicaid settlement money was diverted to…

Pensacola’s Emergency Care Partners (ECP), one of the nation’s leading emergency medicine service providers, has successfully closed a significant growth recapitalization transaction that positions the…

Casey DeSantis launched Hope Florida in 2021 as a genuine welfare program to help connect needy Floridians to community-based nonprofits and faith institutions, weaning them…

The Usha Kundu, MD College of Health at the University of West Florida marked its 10-year anniversary with an inaugural Community and Alumni Awards ceremony…

While Gov. Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis were defending Hope Florida, the chairman of Save Our Society from Drugs (SOS), the nonprofit focused…

The Florida Legislature has passed a bill to improve the state’s poor performance on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) by implementing harsher penalties for…

The City of Pensacola is observing May as National Bike Month, creating an opportunity for residents and visitors to celebrate cycling’s numerous benefits. Why this…

By Tom St. Myer Irreplaceable. That is the simple but accurate word Community Health Northwest Florida CEO Chandra Smiley uses to describe Dr. George Smith….

The New York Times reports that President Trump’s decision to end remote work for federal employees has forced VA (Veterans Affairs) mental health clinicians into…

Last December, we predicted that fluoride would become an issue in 2025. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Department of Health…

DeSantis-Hope Florida melodrama took another unexpected turn yesterday when Ann Ronhausen, Executive Director of Save Our Society for Drugs (SOS ), sent a letter to…

The Tampa Bay Times has reported that the Florida House investigation into the Hope Florida Foundation is concluding without testimony from key figures. As we…

Restore Our Nation PAC is sending out texts from Gov. Ron DeSantis asking voters to contact Pensacola lawmaker Alex Andrade: “Tell them (sic) to stand…

AmeriCorps Seniors Programs at Risk: Council on Aging Faces Funding Crisis The Council on Aging of West Florida is facing a serious funding crisis that…

As we kick off a new week, let’s take a moment to catch up on some of the blog posts that developed over the weekend….

The Numbers Don’t Add Up: DeSantis’ Governor’s Cup Charity Golf Tournament Lost Money Despite Claims of “Massive” Fundraising Despite Governor Ron DeSantis’ bold claims about…

Gov. Ron DeSantis coming to Pensacola for the first time since appointing five outsiders to the University of West Florida Board of Trustees generated several…

When Stephanie White asked Hope Florida Foundation attorney about the $10 million settlement and its distribution, Jeff Aaron said: “With regard to those transactions. I…

Florida Politics broke the news earlier today that Erik Dellenback, Executive Director of Hope Florida, has resigned from his position effective May 1, just months…