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The two biggest health initiatives of the Florida House for 2014-15 both died at the hands of the Senate during the final 36 hours of this year's…

Both the House and Senate meet today (Monday), the first day of the last week of the legislative session. Leaders of both chambers say they expect to end…

A dramatic restructuring of the way Florida pays for crisis care in mental health -- one that pits hospitals against crisis stabilization units -- comes…

The Florida Senate and the Florida House have passed their budgets for the 2014 legislative session.From a Florida Senate news release, here is a look at…

E-mails to physicians, nurse practitioners, nursing-home administrators and pharmacists are flying around the state, urging them to focus on action in…

A bill that would create a pilot program for state employees to find the least-expensive doctors and hospitals when they need certain elective medical…

Part of the plan to reform Florida’s child-welfare system would update the financial and accountability rules for the organizations that provide adoption,…

Ernestine Marshall's every move is being watched: morning, noon and night. Motion-activated sensors are everywhere in her Tampa apartment: on the toilet,…

A Republican state senator wants Florida to use federal Medicaid expansion money to help low-income Floridians purchase health insurance, the Times/Herald…

As a way to combat the state’s doctor shortage, lawmakers are working on measures to encourage telemedicine, the Florida Current reports. State Rep.…