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Florida eyes work requirements for Medicaid
Florida eyes work requirements for Medicaid
Work requirements for Medicaid, long a point of contention between states and CMS, may be implemented in Florida, one of the largest states left that did not expand the healthcare program for the poor under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Read more from AJMC and the Times/Herald.
How U.S. healthcare became big business
Health care is a trillion-dollar industry in America, but are we getting what we pay for? Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal, a medical journalist who formerly worked as a medical doctor, warns that the existing system too often focuses on financial incentives over health or science. More from WUSF and NPR.
State, former health care provider agree to settle suit over prisoners’ treatment
About 1,800 current and former Florida prison inmates who were denied medical care for hernias will be entitled to divide $1.7 million in damages from a class-action lawsuit under a conditional settlement agreed to by the Department of Corrections. [Source: Times/Herald]
Florida justices deal blow to tobacco industry
As cigarette makers continue facing a barrage of lawsuits in Florida, state Supreme Court justices this week rejected arguments by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company that federal law should shield it from liability. [Source: ]
Florida Blue offers teacher schedule to employees
At Florida Blue, employees often opt for a "teacher schedule." Seasonal leave ranging from one to three months is offered, which allows employees more time for vacations or free time with family. It's one way the company fosters a family-friendly environment. [Source: ]
› Nearly 1 million patient records leaked after Florida telemarketer blunder
The personal health data of 918,000 seniors was posted online for months, after a software developer working for Boca Raton-based HealthNow Networks uploaded a backup database to the internet.
› Baptist MD Anderson Center files permit with $123 million construction cost
The tower crane's been in place for months as steel has started stretching toward the sky of a $180 million expansion project of Baptist Health Systems premier location.
› Florida graduate assistants protest rising health care cost
About 65 University of Florida graduate assistants and supporters crowded the front of Tigert Hall on campus Friday to protest the university’s rising health care costs.
› Florida House wants health department to partner with anti-abortion pregnancy organizations
The Florida House is forging ahead with a measure funneling millions of dollars to a pregnancy support organization that opposes abortion. The move could sideline Planned Parenthood.
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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
