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The new organ donors: Floridians eye data donation
The new organ donors: Floridians eye data donation
A South Florida lawmaker wants patients to be able to donate their healthcare data in the same way they donate their organs. Republican Senator Jeff Brandes hopes to establish a central database of anonymous healthcare data, which he says could lead to life-saving breakthroughs. Read more from Health News Florida and Florida Trend. Also see the full text of the proposed legislation here.
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» Health-data donors aim to aid science
» How sharing your health data could change medical research
» Incentivizing data donation
Obamacare success in states like Florida not due to politics
A study released last week tries to set aside the politics to examine how the insurance markets function and what makes or breaks them in five specific states, including Florida. Researchers were exploring a basic idea: If the goal is to replace or repair the Affordable Care Act, it would be good to know what worked and what failed. Full story from Kaiser Health News, here.
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» Opinion: Affordable healthcare a must in Florida
Column: A bad Medicaid plan for nursing homes
Since the early 1980s, when the state Agency for Health Care Administration conducted its last major overhaul of the Medicaid payment system for nursing homes, the quality of care in Florida nursing homes has vastly improved. This may be about to change. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]
Florida healthcare leaders ask state for continued funding
Some of Florida's community health care leadership traveled to the capitol last week, asking the state for continued funding to keep their clinics in business. According to supporters, small community-based health centers provide care to more than 1.3 million Floridians annually, at over 450 locations. [Source: WTXL]
The growing crisis of multi-drug resistant microorganisms in Florida and around the nation
The alarming increase in drug resistant microorganisms has created a clinical crisis in which the loss of effective antibiotics undermines our ability to fight infectious diseases and manage the infectious complications common in vulnerable patients. [Source: Space Coast Daily]
Aetna, Humana walk away from $34 billion deal after court ruling
Health insurers Aetna Inc and Humana Inc walked away from their $34 billion merger deal on Tuesday, after a U.S. judge ruled in January the combination would stifle competition in the private Medicare Advantage program for retirees. [Source: Reuters]
› ‘Women With Heart’ to advocate for Volunteers in Medicine
Volunteers in Medicine Jacksonville, a nonprofit clinic largely staffed by volunteers, honored 12 Northeast Florida women at a recent luncheon as “Women With Heart” who champion health-care access, kicking off a unique year-long fundraising campaign.
› JD Journal's top healthcare law firms in Florida
The healthcare industry is one that is never going away and with possible changes to the Affordable Care Act approaching, lawyers with health expertise are in high demand. JD Journal has identified three firms in Florida that are the go-to for hospitals, physicians, and other healthcare professionals looking for litigation representation or legal advisement.
› Humana to lay off 500 home-care workers in Florida and Ohio
Humana will lay off about 500 employees in Ohio and Florida who work in the insurer's home healthcare division. Employees were notified on Feb. 1 and the layoffs will take effect April 3.
› 12 Florida cities are among the healthiest in the U.S.
WalletHub recently compared 150 popular cities based on cost of doctor visits, fruit and vegetable consumption and fitness clubs per capita.
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