Five nurseries will be part of a 12 member panel announced Friday to hammer out rules on who can grow medical marijuana and how it will be distributed to patients. The rule-makers…
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Latest draft of Charlotte’ Web rules fleshes out requirements for growers
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A panel comprised of the director of the state Office of Compassionate Use, an accountant and a member of the Drug Policy Advisory Council…
Florida Chamber offers alternative health insurance plan
The Florida Chamber of Commerce today released its “Smarter Healthcare Coverage in Florida” plan, a seven-point comprehensive healthcare plan that “calls for bending the cost curve for Florida’s families and job creators…
More delays for Charlotte’s Web
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Lawmakers will have to sign off on a new rule to kick-start the state’s nascent medical marijuana industry, meaning another likely delay in the…
Big day for Charlotte’s Web
The Florida Department of Health will hold a workshop today as it tries to develop a regulatory framework to carry out a new law that allows limited types of medical marijuana, such…
Senate president opens door to expand health coverage
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Senate President Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando, left open the possibility Wednesday that his chamber will consider an expansion of health coverage for low-income Floridians. Gardiner…
Churches challenged to trim the fat
Healthy Lives of Baptist Health Care has created a Get Healthy Pensacola Church Challenge for local area churches. The church-based weight loss competition is to promote healthy eating habits and aid in…
Affordable Care Act Navigator Office Hours
The Epilepsy Foundation of Florida (EFOF), a state licensed and federally certified provider of in-person Navigation assistance for Floridians wanting to shop and enroll in the Health Insurance Marketplace, will be holding…
Local hospitals could lose millions without Medicaid expansion
Florida’s non-profit and charity medical facilities that serve low income uninsured face a loss of almost $2 billion in annual revenue when the state’s Low-Income Pool Program (LIP) is scheduled to end…
Baptist CEO Faulkner named Vice Chair/Chairman-Elect of the Florida Hospital Association
Baptist Health Care President and CEO Mark Faulkner has been selected the Vice Chair/Chairman-Elect of the Florida Hospital Association 2014-15 Board of Trustees. “It is an honor to represent Baptist Health Care…
State redirects funds to prepare for possible Ebola threat
Letter from State Surgeon General to CDC: Thomas Frieden, MD, MPH Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta, GA 30341 Re: 5U90TP000508-03 Notice of Redirection of Funds Dear…
Pot rule placed on hold
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Health regulators will almost certainly delay a rule that will eventually create the framework for the state’s new medical marijuana industry after an outcry…