Lottie Watts
Health News Florida Producer/ReporterLottie Watts covers health and health policy for Health News Florida, now a part of WUSF Public Media. She also produces Florida Matters, WUSF's weekly public affairs show.
She earned a master’s degree in journalism and media studies from University of South Florida St. Petersburg, where she was the editor and graduate assistant at the Neighborhood News Bureau. She earned a bachelor of science in broadcast journalism from Syracuse University, where she interned at WSTM-TV and WSYR-TV.
If you have a story you want to share, contact Lottie by email or phone: 813-974-8705.
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Real prices for health care are complicated and oftentimes secret. Health News Florida, WUSF and WLRN have launched an online guide to bring clarity to... -
Across the country and in Florida, most say their health care is a good value, according to a national poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and… -
Floridians gave high marks to their hospital stays, but low marks to care in emergency rooms, according to a national poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson… -
A new poll shows that Floridians are divided about how their health care has changed in the two years since much of the Affordable Care Act has gone into… -
Rhea Chiles, the widow of former governor Lawton Chiles, died last November in her home on Anna Maria Island, at the age of 84. She dedicated her life... -
Central Florida has gotten its first confirmed case of the travel-related Zika virus. Osceola County is one of seven Florida counties with CDC-confirmed… -
About 12.7 million Americans enrolled in private health insurance through the federal and state marketplaces for 2016, the Obama administration said… -
Gov. Rick Scott added a fifth Florida county to a public health emergency declaration over the Zika virus on Thursday, and asked the Centers for Disease… -
As a mother, Anya Staton says her primary instinct is to feed her children.So when her oldest son developed an eating disorder she knew he needed help --… -
Jan. 15 is the last day to sign up on HealthCare.gov for a plan that starts Feb. 1. The deadline is key for avoiding tax penalties under the federal…
