health care

Castor Reintroduces Bill to Codify EPA's Children's Health Office

Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) has reintroduced legislation codifying the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Children's Health Protection (OCHP) into…

1 month ago

Buchanan Relaunches Preventive Health Caucus, Introduces Two Bills Combating Obesity in Military

Representative Vern Buchanan (R-FL) is relaunching the bipartisan Preventive Health and Wellness Caucus with Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI) as obesity…

2 months ago

Florida Tops U.S. States in Education, Economy: Report

Florida was listed as the best state in the country for education and the economy in 2024, according to U.S.…

2 months ago

Buchanan Introduces Bipartisan Bills Improving Telehealth, Expediting Lung Cancer Screenings

Representative Vern Buchanan (R-FL) has introduced two pieces of bipartisan legislation to improve access to telehealth and lung cancer screenings.…

2 months ago

Cammack, Steube Reintroduce Bill Removing Cost-Sharing from Health Savings Accounts

Representatives Kat Cammack (R-FL) and Greg Steube (R-FL) are reintroducing legislation to make access to health savings accounts (HSAs) easier…

2 months ago

Aetna Announces new Agency for Health Care Administration Plan to Include Behavioral Analysis

TAMPA, Fla. - Aetna Better for Health Florida Lead Director of Behavioral Health Meagan Towner recently announced Aetna's new service…

3 months ago

Cammack's Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act Passes House

Rep. Kat Cammack's (R-FL) Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act has passed the House, which will prohibit the denial…

7 months ago

Castor Announces $14M Grant for Health Navigators, Takes Another Jab at DeSantis on KidCare

Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) announced that the University of South Florida (USF) will receive nearly $14 million in a federal…

8 months ago

Bilirakis Introduces the HEALTHY BRAINS Act, Fighting Neurodegenerative Diseases

Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) recently introduced the Harmonizing Environmental Analyses and Launching Therapeutic Hubs to Yield…

9 months ago

Bilirakis Bill Looks to Establish First Federal Program To Tackle Children Eyesight Health

Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Marc Veasey (D-TX) have introduced the Early Detection of Vision Impairments in Children (EDVI) Act,…

12 months ago

Castor Alleges DeSantis Broke Federal Law, Booted 22,000 Kids From Healthcare

Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) is calling out Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for allegedly disregarding federal law concerning Florida’s child health…

1 year ago

State Urges Appeals Court to Act on Health Worker Shots

TALLAHASSEE --- Saying it is among states that are “unshielded,” Florida is pressing a full federal appeals court to at…

3 years ago

Injunction Denied in Health Care Vaccination Fight

By News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE --- A divided federal appeals court Sunday rejected Florida’s request to at least temporarily…

3 years ago

Governor DeSantis Signs Patient Savings Act

“In Florida, we are committed to finding innovative ways to keep healthcare costs low."

6 years ago