Florida and Texas lead the nation in uninsured citizens, but balk at Obamacare coverage

A new Census Bureau report shows that Florida has a higher percentages of people without health insurance than most of the country. Only Texas has…

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New wrinkle in healthcare

Have you been late on paying your medical bills? Well, hospitals may start refusing treatment based on your credit history. A new medical bill payment…

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Biggest Pensacola Wins

Where did the greater Pensacola area have its biggest wins last week? The Santa Rosa Island Authority finally looking at plans for a public parking…

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Who are the uninsured?

Last August, we wrote about the area’s poor health and the Escambia Community Clinic. Rosalynda Blackburn shuffles slowly to the exam room at the Escambia…

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One dollar a week to save lives

That’s what we’re talking about – $4 a month for the average person if we pass the half-cent sales tax for primary health care. How…

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New report says Florida healthcare at the bottom

Commonwealth Fund releases a study today that shows Florida ranks 40th in access to care, 45th in quality and 39th in equity of care. Among…

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GOP grumblings on Access Escambia

We’re hearing grumbings among the local GOP executive committee that some of their members oppose the half-cent sales tax for primary care for the uninsured…

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New Orleans looking at healthcare

New Orleans has a real health care problem with the poor and uninsured. Prior to Katrina, the state had a really screwed up system that…

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