Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida

Lawmakers aren’t expected to approve a "rural renaissance" plan, which included a measure to help attract health care providers to the state's more sparsely populated areas.

The insurer contended the federal agencies should have made ratings adjustments to account for disruptions to health services during April 2023 flooding in Broward. A federal judge disagreed.

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a decision in favor of Family Health Centers, which filed the lawsuit after AHCA rejected a request for an increased Medicaid reimbursement rate.

The school would enter a long-term lease and management agreement with Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare to operate the facility under the “FSU Health” brand.

A subcommittee advanced a package dubbed the "Florida Farm Bill." Targets include "any additive" to water "for health-related purposes” and labeling of plant-based food as meat, milk, poultry and egg.

Companion bills in both chambers would undo part of a 1990 law that involves wrongful death lawsuits and what are known as “noneconomic” damages for such things as pain and suffering.

A House panel advances a proposal that would place monitoring devices in the rooms of residents, with caveats. Debate centers around security and protection vs. privacy and dignity.

Among the restrictions are preventing minors from beginning to receive puberty blockers and hormone therapy for treatment of gender dysphoria.

The dispute centers on part of the rule preventing states from cutting off coverage for nonpayment of premiums after children have been found eligible for the children's health insurance program.

The Florida Board of Medicine fined and reprimanded Dr. Candace Sue Cooley, who did not comply in 2022 with a law requiring 24-hour waiting periods before abortions can be performed.