The University of Florida’s new HealthScreen program will use mobile health vehicles to send community health workers and nurses throughout North Central Florida to conduct critical health screenings ...

Black and Native Americans in Florida have some of the worst health care outcomes in the U.S., ranking in the bottom fourth in a new analysis of health data from the Commonwealth Fund. In its ...

Hospital closures also mean longer ambulance rides for rural residents. Charlie Brunner, the fire chief in Jackson County in ...

Medicaid and coverage gaps. One issue Florida health care faces is that of coverage gaps. Florida has one of the most restrictive Medicaid programs in the country, Darius said.

In 24 states and Washington, D.C., Medicaid eligibility is being expanded to an additional 4.5 million low-income parents and childless adults next year under the Affordable Care Act.

In fact, by most major metrics, the state's health-care access grew worse since last year: Florida dropped five spots overall, to 48th out of 51 slots (including Washington, D.C.).

For 850,000 Floridians, piecemeal healthcare. With legislators seemingly deadlocked on Medicaid expansion in Florida, residents in the “coverage gap” are stitching together their medical care ...

While Florida has health care programs for children, marketing them has been pitiful. ... And Floirda’s coverage gaps were already among the widest in the country before COVID-19.

South Florida health care workers, first responders caught in home affordability gap: report. Florida Realtors report outlines gap between the cost to buy a home or rent, and wages ...

Sarasota Memorial Hospital's move to hire foreign medical staffers is another example of why Florida's health care crisis deserves more attention. Click here for important updates to our privacy ...

Broward Health, Memorial team up to tackle food insecurity, maternal care gaps WLRN Public Media | By Julia Cooper Published February 18, 2025 at 10:52 AM EST ...

Health care organizations including Planned Parenthood are suspending gender-affirming medical care in Florida to comply with a new state law that bans transition-related care for transgender minor… ...