The federal government has stopped reimbursing a Miami doctor who wrote nearly 97,000 prescriptions for mental health drugs to Medicaid patients over a period of 18 months, in a case that prompted a key senator to call for a nationwide investigation. ...more

December 20, 2009

A regional task force of federal and local agents has been formed in Tampa to combat fraudulent Medicare claims throughout the state. ...more

December 15, 2009

The New Port Richey City Council will be convening Thursday evening for a special meeting to address planning implementation in the event of an H1N1 outbreak in the area. ...more

October 26, 2009

WASHINGTON The cost of health insurance is the number one concern of small business owners, according to a new report released by Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and Small Business Administration Administrator Karen Mills. ...more

October 25, 2009

President Barack Obama's health secretary is suggesting the White House is ready to accept nonprofit insurance cooperatives instead of a government-run public option in a health overhaul plan. ...more

August 16, 2009

A Pasco County man faces up to two years in federal prison for failing to pay more than $110,000 in child support, according to the U.S.Department of Justice. ...more

May 28, 2009

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has won Senate confirmation to serve as the nation's health and human services secretary. ...more

April 28, 2009

Mayor Rick Baker today announced an initiative to coordinate the city's efforts to get its share of the federal stimulus monies that are available. ...more

March 19, 2009

Fewer teens are sniffing glue, lighter fluid, spray paint, shoe polish and other easy-to-find substances, a government study said Monday. ...more

March 18, 2009

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on Saturday accepted President Barack Obama's request to become his Health and Human Services secretary, stepping into a central role in the administration's ambitious effort to overhaul the nation's health care system. ...more

March 1, 2009