A House bill carrying Gov. Charlie Crist's proposal to offer limited-benefit health insurance could confuse or even coerce Floridians into buying insurance that does not meet their needs, state insurance regulators warned Tuesday. ...more

April 9, 2008

TAMPA BAY AREA Digital Studios Expands Tampa Digital Studios is expanding its film and video operations by acquiring the sports programming and production arm of Tampa-based Focused TV Productions. That four-employee unit of Focused TV produces programming for ABC, ESPN, Versus, NBC and other networks, with coverage of events such as the ESPN show dog championships and offshore powerboat racing. Tampa Digital Studios, one of the larger media production companies in west Florida, is based in Ybor City and will have about 40 employees after the merger. ...more

February 23, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist has named Charles Drago as interim secretary of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. ...more

February 23, 2008

The University of South Florida wants a teaching hospital on its Tampa campus, and a local lawmaker is trying to help get it. ...more

February 15, 2008

TALLAHASSEE - A former Republican state lawmaker from Pensacola will be the new secretary of Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration, Gov. Charlie Crist said Tuesday. ...more

February 12, 2008

The owner of a Palmetto assisted-living facility has given up her license after an 85-year-old man was found living there with an untreated cancerous tumor that covered nearly half his face. ...more

January 22, 2008

St. Joseph's Hospital is appealing last month's decision rejecting its bid to build a new hospital on Big Bend Road in Riverview. ...more

January 19, 2008

It's a long way from Puerto Rico, where he was raised and educated, but physician Casey Jimenez feels right at home in South Shore. ...more

January 16, 2008

Federal Medicaid officials released the names of the 52 worst nursing homes in America last month, then patted themselves on the back for a job well-done in protecting the nation's frail elderly. ...more

December 29, 2007

The Florida Agency on Health Care Administration, in a written statement issued Dec. 14, said it listened to community concerns when making its decision to allow South Bay Hospital to relocate to Big Bend Road in Riverview. ...more

December 26, 2007