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Florida Hospital, Health First Partner Again

More than 3,000 new physicians are joining the Health First Health Plans network under an expanded agreement with Florida Hospital, Florida Today reports.

Adding the major Central Florida hospital chain means seniors with Health First Medicare Advantage plans will have access to physicians and procedures such as kidney and lung transplants.

The Melbourne-based plan will also take over insurance coverage for the nearly 50,000 Florida Hospital employees, Florida Today reports.

Originally founded in December 2006 as an independent grassroots publication dedicated to coverage of health issues in Florida, Health News Florida was acquired by WUSF Public Media in September 2012.