The Highlands County Health Department (HCHD) would like to respond to a letter written to the editor on Oct. 29 about "free dental care." ...more

November 5, 2009

WellCare Health Plans Inc. turned a profit in the third quarter, due in part to lower medical and general expenses. ...more

November 5, 2009

One photograph shows a beautiful baby girl with a fat, happy face. Another shows a dead 5-month-old with sunken eyes. She weighed 6 pounds. Her autopsy showed no body fat. ...more

November 4, 2009

Please consider and include in the healthcare bill the product liability for prescription drugs and medical devises and remove the pre-emption of the law that prevents accountability for the drug makers. ...more

October 30, 2009

I am writing in response to the Oct. 26 article in Highlands Today titled, "Uninsured pregnant women eligible for free dental care." ...more

October 29, 2009

Interesting that opting out to move the public option through Congress is gaining momentum among some blue dog Democrats and those conservative Republicans whose constituencies lie mostly in the southern states, a few in the far west. ...more

October 29, 2009

TALLAHASSEE (AP) — An act expanding insurance coverage for kidney transplants that's named for retired Miami Heat basketball star Alonzo Mourning is among 28 new laws going into effect. ...more

September 30, 2009

This goes out to all the people of our good nation. I read in the paper the other day about Social Security benefits, where some are not getting a cost of living increase in their checks. Some are even getting cut and their Medicare and Medicaid premiums are going up. Boy oh boy, talk about helping us out. Let's just make things a little worse. ...more

August 27, 2009

After seeing Obama on TV the other night, I just had to put in my 2 cents worth. I noticed during the campaigning process that he chose his words very carefully. ...more

August 14, 2009

My apologies to Brian Moore for thinking him to be a woefully misguided ingrate exploiting the freedoms of this country by preaching his socialism voodoo while continuing to earn a living in the country he so despises. ...more

August 6, 2009