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NewsState panel recommends equitable funding to public, private hospitals
A panel appointed by Florida Gov. Rick Scott to determine whether the state's public hospitals provide better or worse care than private ones recommended some major changes to public healthcare Read more...
Hospital job cuts triggered by budget uncertainties
Operating losses and state budget cuts have led to hundreds of jobs being eliminated recently at hospitals in Minnesota and Florida, respectively. The Pioneer Press reports that Fairview Health Read more...
Medicaid enrollees may start paying premiums, ER co-pays
Florida lawmakers have approved a bill that would levy premiums on its Medicaid enrollees and charge co-payments for their emergency room visits, reports Kaiser Health News. Gov. Rick Scott is Read more...
Drug raid targets doctors operating 'pill mills'
Federal agents raided four pain clinics in Palm Beach County, Fla., and arrested 11 people, including five physicians, who ran or were affiliated with the "pill mills," reports the Palm Beach Post Read more...
9 People to Watch in Healthcare
by Anne Zieger and Dan Bowman Now, more than ever, healthcare is a topic that is being talked about at every water cooler and dinner table in the U.S. Between hospitals struggling to stay afloat and Read more...
Rick Scott - 9 People to Watch in Healthcare
Name: Rick Scott Location: Naples, Florida Profession: Entrepreneur; former hospital executive Fast facts: In 1987 Scott founded the Columbia Hospital Corporation (now known as the Hospital Read more...
Group plans $1M ad campaign battling government-run health
It's a law of politics--for every action there's an equal and opposite reaction. With support mounting for some form of health reform that includes government intervention, a conservative group is Read more...
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