'Trumpcare' is out: Who wins and loses in Florida?
'Trumpcare' is out: Who wins and loses in Florida?
A long-awaited U.S. House Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act is out. Floridians who stand to gain include those who don’t want the government to make them buy insurance, plus some of the people buying ACA marketplace plans who get no financial assistance. Prospective losers include most of the 1 million Floridians who get government assistance to pay for ACA plans, people who might lose their job, and people with pre-existing conditions who will pay more if they can't get a less affordable deal under a state-run program. [Source: Palm Beach Post]
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Florida hospitals worried about low income funding
Potential changes to the federal healthcare system are making Florida hospitals nervous. Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida members are worried federal and state lawmakers will reduce health care funding for low income Floridians. More from Health News Florida and WFSU.
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Florida researchers: Workers without paid sick leave forgo preventive care
Researchers from Florida Atlantic University and Cleveland State University are the first to use data after the implementation of the ACA to get to the root of what factors are contributing to the low rates of preventive care use in this country. More from FAU and News-Medical.Net.
Opinion: Florida doesn’t need to further divvy up emergency care
Florida's hospitals, doctors, insurers and other stakeholders may soon be caught up in debate over trauma centers, the facilities that handle the massively expensive, life-and-death emergency care. At issue is whether Florida should abandon its legally enshrined cap of 44 trauma centers throughout the state. [Source: News Chief]
Designers take a holistic approach to health-care spaces
Health-care facilities can be stressful places for patients and visitors, with depressing waiting rooms, rows of uncomfortable seating, a blaring television. But designers of some medical spaces, including in Florida, are remedying the situation. More from the AP.
› Florida TaxWatch: Antibiotic resistant bacteria can invade taxpayers' wallets [Florida TaxWatch]
When considering the economic burden of ARB infections, several metrics must be considered, including individual healthcare costs, total healthcare system costs, and societal costs.
› Floridians affected by rare conditions want healthcare improvements [Health News Florida]
President Donald Trump wants to streamline the U.S. Food and Drug Administration so people with rare diseases can get medication faster. But one Florida resident says the state's government needs to make improvements too.
› Why the critically injured rarely go to the nearest hospital [Palm Beach Post]
he best place to bring a seriously injured person is usually not the closest hospital. People who have sustained gunshot wounds, serious head injuries, multiple broken long bones and the like stand their best chance of survival at trauma centers.
› Florida hospice providers fight the demise of 'CON' [WUSF]
Florida hospice providers hope to preserve the so-called certificate of need process. The Florida Health Care Association, which serves tens of thousands of nursing home patients in Florida, is also fighting certificate of need repeal.
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