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Florida health groups, businesses fight against high prescription pricing
Nearly two dozen Florida businesses and healthcare groups have signed on to a national campaign to control prescription drug costs. The effort has been buoyed recently by reports of astronomically high prices for every-day medications like Epi Pens. More from WFSU and Health News Review.
What Floridians can expect with Obamacare premiums rising
A new Kaiser Family Foundation Report finds premiums in some states, like Arizona, are expecting to see as much as a 145% jump, but in Florida, the jump will be a little tamer. The report found some Florida residents should expect to see a 17% spike in premiums. [Source: WOKV]
U.S. quietly lifts medical embargo on Cuba
While much of the country has been excited about a recent rule change allowing Americans to buy as much Cuban rum and cigars as they want, the medical community has been trumpeting the easing of the Cuban embargo for a different reason. [Source: Fox News Latino]
More children insured, but Florida still lagging nationally
According to a new report, more children than ever before have health insurance. Florida joins 40 other states that insured more children between 2013 and 2015. The reports says that the positive trend in children’s health insurance coverage started with the expansion of Medicaid to more children. More from Center for Children and Families and WUSF.
Florida increases medical residency slots, still faces doctor shortages
A new report shows that Florida hospitals have increased their number of residency slots 19 percent since 2013. The state faces a severe shortage of about 7,000 medical specialists through 2025. [Source: Health News Florida]
› Broward Health battles a ‘cultural civil war’
Operational mismanagement, high senior management turnover, and low employee morale are just a few of the findings of an independent review of the North Broward Hospital District.
› Pricey hospitals get pricier despite public shaming
A study last year outed 50 hospitals that were charging patients more than 10 times the actual cost of care. With 20 of those hospitals being located in Florida, the incident prompted a separate follow-up study this year by researchers at the University of Miami.
› Uber teams up with hospital network to tackle $150B problem
Beginning with a pilot program between Uber and Pembroke Pines-based facility Memorial Hospital Pembroke, the partnership will work to eliminate costs associated with missed appointments and last-minute rescheduling.
› LifeSouth is a healthcare innovator right in Gainesville’s backyard
LifeSouth is a nonprofit blood center that serves more than 130 medical facilities across the Southeast – including all of the hospitals in Alachua County.
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Previous Health Care Updates:
- Florida hospitals: Building boom
- Abortion proposal on Florida's November ballot might not end legal fights about the issue
- More leprosy cases are popping up in Florida. Why an ancient disease might be endemic
- Thousands of Florida kids lost Medicaid, now some have no coverage
- Stuck in licensing limbo, Florida nursing students want answers. They're not getting them
- How a nationwide cyberattack is impacting Florida patients and hospitals
- The computer will see you now: Artificial Intelligence usage grows at Florida hospitals
- Measles is a 'heat-seeking missile' experts warn as Florida outbreak grows
- Florida's Medicaid enrollment numbers dip below 4.8 million in January
