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The third Friday in March is when med school grads learn where they will start their careers as residents. Often they extend their careers in the same area, although Florida trails other large states in such retention.
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Havana's incentives include rent-free office space and medical equipment With a physician shortage hitting small communities hard, town leaders put ads in newspapers and on social media.
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How a shortage of doctors, nurses and other health care professionals affects the region, and efforts to train more doctors to meet the need.
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Supporters say the proposals in the "Live Healthy" package will expand access to care as the state's population continues to increase. The bill is a priority of Senate President Kathleen Passidomo.
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Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, who has made health care a priority during this session, has dubbed the proposals as the “Live Healthy Act.”
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The House Health Care Appropriations subcommittee unanimously advanced the measure, and it next goes to the Health and Human Services Committee before a floor vote.
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Politicians keep talking about fixing primary care shortages. But flawed national data leaves big holes in how to evaluate which policies are effective.
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The vote came a day after the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee approved the Senate version of the plan.
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Paul Renner says he also wants to create more transparency within the health care system. For Renner, a major priority is battling the negative mental health impacts social media can have on kids.
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Thousands of doctors and nurses signed on to work in the country’s most desperate regions during the pandemic in exchange for forgiveness of medical school debt. The funding expires in September.