Criminal background checks on many caregivers for children, the elderly and disabled are being delayed because Florida isn't taking full advantage of electronic fingerprinting, state officials said Thursday. ...more

October 24, 2009

I listen and read about all the changes needed to reduce our health care costs and offer everybody insurance. I keep hearing about socialized medicine and how it works (be it good or bad) in Canada and the United Kingdom. ...more

September 8, 2009

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July 18, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist has signed bills to help Florida National Guard troops and state veterans nursing homes. ...more

June 1, 2009

The FloridaHealthFinder.gov Web site has been redesigned, and a new hospice comparison tool has been added. ...more

May 23, 2009

The midday sun reflected off Lake Jackson and created the perfect background for the fifth annual Salvation Army Civic Luncheon, held Friday at the Sebring Civic Center. ...more

February 14, 2009

With the Tampa Bay area's unemployment rate continuing to surge, a growing number of people appear to be pinning their job hopes on the health care industry. ...more

January 24, 2009

Florida could get about $4.3 billion in added federal Medicaid funding this year under the $825 billion economic recovery package being crafted by President Barack Obama and congressional leaders, said Democratic U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor of Tampa. ...more

January 23, 2009

Problems erupted with the state's new Medicaid payment system the day it went online seven months ago, and they haven't gone away. ...more

January 16, 2009

Problems erupted with the state's new Medicaid payment system the day it went online seven months ago. And they're still happening. ...more

January 15, 2009