trauma centers

Florida’s Supreme Court won’t step into the ongoing battle between urban hospital trauma centers and newer programs operated by HCA Healthcare.The court…

Changes in the funding formula for Medicaid that will take many millions of dollars away from large safety-net hospitals such as Jackson Memorial and…

The woman who in 2002 paved the way for U.S. hospitals to charge trauma response fees says she never imagined that it would become "a back-door way for…

As the House and Senate head toward a collision over trauma centers in late April, a proposal to let UF Health Jacksonville build a new hospital was added…

Leaders of the Florida House, hoping to protect their pet health issues from being picked apart in the Senate, have bundled them into a package to be…

HCA Healthcare’s argument that their trauma centers save the lives of more Floridians is based on internal research that’s yet to be released to the…

The Senate Health Policy Committee’s move to create a one-year, $15,000 cap on trauma center fees is a positive development, but still too costly, the…

Sen. Denise Grimsley wants to cap the so-called trauma-access fee that some trauma centers are adding to the regular charges for unsuspecting patients,…

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

Three hospital trauma centers owned by HCA Healthcare and at the heart of a legal dispute could remain open according to a bill that passed the House…