Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville exceeds capacity due to ‘significant increase’ in COVID-19 patientsGov. Ron DeSantis objects to vaccine mandates at Florida hospitalsRead full article: Gov. Ron DeSantis objects to vaccine mandates at Florida hospitalsNow, the governor says he also doesn’t support hospitals requiring their staff members to get vaccinated.
Generic image of a hospital bed.Florida health-care regulators say hospice expansion neededRead full article: Florida health-care regulators say hospice expansion neededFlorida health-care regulators announced this year that the state needed an additional four hospice programs by July 2022 to care for people who are dying.
FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2018 file photo, the U.S. Medicare Handbook is photographed in Washington. The Senate has confirmed President Joe Bidens pick to run U.S. health insurance programs, putting in place a key player wholl carry out his strategy for expanding affordable coverage and reining in prescription drug costs. Obama-era policy adviser Chiquita Brooks-LaSure will be the first Black woman to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, which also administers childrens health insurance and the Affordable Care Act. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Florida asks for more time on potential Medicaid boostRead full article: Florida asks for more time on potential Medicaid boostKaren Williams of the state Medicaid office said Florida wants a 30-day extension, which would give the state until July 12 to submit a plan to the federal government.
FILE - In this April 30, 2021, file photo surrounded by lawmakers, Florida Gov.Ron DeSantis speaks at the end of a legislative session at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Now that the pandemic appears to be waning and DeSantis is heading into his reelection campaign next year, he has emerged from the political uncertainty as one of the most prominent Republican governors and an early White House front-runner in 2024 among Donald Trump's acolytes, if the former president doesn't run again. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)Florida stops reporting COVID-19 cases, deaths in daily reportsRead full article: Florida stops reporting COVID-19 cases, deaths in daily reportsThe Florida Department of Health will cease its daily COVID-19 reports tracking the number of coronavirus cases, deaths and hospitalizations.
Mourners light candles at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Monday, June 12, 2017. A gunman opened fire at the nightclub one year ago in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, killing 49 people. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP, Pool)‘Just cruel:’ Gov. DeSantis criticized for LGBTQ program vetoes Read full article: ‘Just cruel:’ Gov. DeSantis criticized for LGBTQ program vetoes
Florida rescinds nursing home visitation ordersFlorida rescinds nursing home visitation ordersRead full article: Florida rescinds nursing home visitation ordersThe administration has told the nursing-home industry to abide by recently issued federal guidelines that allow visitors to touch fully vaccinated residents.
