Aaron Bean

Republican Sen. Aaron Bean describes his proposal as more of a “tweak” to the system, but some say there’s a lot left undone.

Advocates for poor, elderly and disabled individuals, who have been pressing the DeSantis administration to leverage the additional funding since spring, hailed the plan.

Senate President Wilton Simpson "sprinkled in" the $2 million that would have gone toward increasing access for low-income girls and women to long-acting reversible contraception.

A Senate panel on Wednesday took the first steps toward overhauling a complicated and expensive program designed to help thousands of Florida residents…

The Florida Legislature for more than a decade earmarked funding in the state budget for “pregnancy support services.”Now, lawmakers are poised to pass a…

A Senate panel Tuesday approved a bill aimed at boosting "medical tourism,'' which could attract out-of-state residents to seek care from Florida…

A Northeast Florida lawmaker is predicting Medicaid expansion won't be a factor during the next legislative session. Senate Health Policy Chairman Sen....

A proposal that would legalize a marijuana derivative known as Charlotte’s Web has gained additional support this week from leading Republican senators,…

Opting for stronger privacy controls despite law enforcement concerns, the Senate Health Policy Committee has approved changes to Florida’s prescription…

State Sen. Aaron Bean, R-Jacksonville, says the debate over how exactly to implement the Affordable Care Act in Florida is far from over. "There's going…