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…
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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…
Legislative panel questions proposed pot rule
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A legislative panel that plays a key role in overseeing state agencies has joined the chorus of critics seeking changes to a proposed soup-to-nuts…
STD rates soar in Escambia County
Escambia County has a sexually transmitted disease problem. Infectious syphilis cases have more than doubled in Florida over the past decade — and in Escambia County reported cases have jumped from 2…
Studer named Healthcare Visionary
Modern Healthcare will honor next month Quint Studer, founder of Studer Group, with its first-ever Healthcare Marketing Visionary IMPACT Award. The special award was created to recognize each year an outstanding individual…
Report: Florida BLue eyes rate increase
Major insurer Florida Blue could raise rates in 2015 for people enrolled through the federal health-care exchange after seeing a large number of older and sicker enrollees, Kaiser Health News reported Monday….
Studer Group leader Dan Collard address House committee
Studer Group Senior Leader Dan Collard testified yesterday before the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs about the importance of reducing variance and creating a culture of consistency, alignment, and standardization. Collard testified…
Victory for RayAnn Moseley and Caring Florida
“Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014” On Friday May 2, Senate Bill 1030 ER passed the Senate floor with veto-proof majorities. SB 1030 was approved by a vote of 30-9 in the…
Buzz: Gov. Scott appears to oppose ‘Charlotte’s Web’ bill
The word out of Tallahassee is Gov. Rick Scott will oppose the bill that would legalize “Charlotte’s Web,’ the strain of marijuana that would help children suffering from severe epileptic seizures. At…
Local firm wins $9 billion award in Actos case
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. and Eli Lilly & Co. were ordered to pay a combined $9 billion in punitive damages after a federal court jury in Lafayette, Louisiana found they hid the cancer…