Healthcare
In his continued effort to combat U.S. dependency on foreign-made generic drugs, Florida Congressman Rick Scott (R) announced his Consumer Labeling for Enhanced API Reporting and Legitimate Accountability for Base Entity Listings (CLEAR LABELS) Act during a Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing. During the hearing, titled “Truth in Labeling: Americans Deserve to Know Where […]
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that a Boca Raton nurse who made explicit comments about White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is no longer licensed in Florida. Alexis "Lexie" Lawler, who worked at Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital, made the graphic remarks about Leavitt in a TikTok video, which was shared by Libs […]
Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) raked several health insurance executives over the coals in a recent House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing, saying, "On behalf of millions of Americans, this is a moment to change direction. Families are counting on you to do better." "Over and over, I hear the same question from people back home," […]
While researching health plans for my father, I was advised to explore Medicare Advantage. After reviewing the available options and ensuring his preferred doctors were in-network, I chose Medicare Advantage—and I’m so glad I did. Once enrolled, his providers took the initiative to schedule preventive care exams he otherwise wouldn’t have prioritized, making it easier […]
President Donald Trump has unveiled his "Great Healthcare Plan" agenda, seeking to lower healthcare costs for Americans and put more money back in their pockets. A brief video posted by Americans for Open Government highlights the President's address, in which he argued that "the current Unaffordable Care Act was created to make insurance companies rich." […]
Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) has introduced bipartisan legislation expanding children's access to genomic sequencing treatments under Medicaid. Genomic sequencing is a method for examining a patient's full DNA or RNA sequence to detect rare diseases and genetic disorders, thereby dramatically reducing the time and cost required to diagnose such conditions accurately, often within days or […]
