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Florida has more people using Obamacare than any other state. Will that continue in 2019?
Florida has more people using Obamacare than any other state. Will that continue in 2019?
More than 1.7 million people in Florida were insured through Obamacare last year as the state led the nation in enrollment. And with only minimal premium increases expected for 2019, the state stands a good chance of keeping that distinction. Seven insurers will sell plans on the federal health care marketplace in Florida for 2019, and two companies will sell only plans off the exchange. Premiums are expected to increase by about 5 percent, which is about the average across the country. Open enrollment for 2019 is from Nov. 1- Dec. 15, 2018. [Source: TBO.com]
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State reaches deal on Medicaid mental health
Patients with serious mental illness may have an increased choice of health-care providers under an agreement between the state and one of the largest Medicaid mental-health plans. Agency for Health Care Administration officials agreed to award three Medicaid managed-care contracts to Magellan Complete Care. [Source: WJXT]
Proposed hospital projects go to state regulators
The state received nine “certificate of need” applications for new hospital projects by last week's deadline, according to the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. Operators need to receive certificates of need before they can move forward with building facilities or adding certain services. [Source: WLRN]
Study: Florida high school students vulnerable to flu
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At one-year mark past Hurricane Irma, many nursing homes still scrambling to meet rules
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Over the last three years, the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville has invested nearly $500 million in major construction projects, in the process more than doubling its space with 520,000 square feet of new facilities.
› Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare receives Baby-Friendly accreditation
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› Florida doctor gets 6 ½ years for selling painkiller prescriptions
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› Oscar Health picks Florida Hospital and HCA as in-network providers in Central Florida
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- 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
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