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The Lower Keys Hospital District Board announced that it will convene a special committee to set minimum care standards on the Lower Keys Medical Center’s next lease after public push for more oversight on the Key West hospital.

In response to the report, a DCF official says the state's outreach strategy went "above and beyond" federal requirements and "any notion that Florida has failed in this process is false."

State officials in Monroe County are undergoing a community health assessment process that includes a survey of people who live and work in Monroe County. The goal: Identify and address the most pressing health concerns.

A national healthcare computer hack may not be in the headlines but it is "the country's largest cyber attack on our healthcare delivery system." In Florida, providers may be down as much as $1bn in payments as a result.

The plan, a top priority of Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, includes trying to boost the number of doctors in the state, shift patients away from emergency rooms and seed innovation efforts.

Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo is making access to healthcare her top priority for the legislative session. She’s outlined plans for bills to expand the state’s healthcare workforce and to encourage innovation in the healthcare field.

House Speaker Paul Renner and Senate President Kathleen Passidomo are in their final year of leadership and, at the top of their agendas are expanding healthcare access and cracking down on social media.

Borinquen Medical Centers President and CEO Paul Velez said following Hurricane Maria in 2017 there was inadequate federal government funding to rebuild and restore facilities like community health centers and hospitals.

Two children and their parents are suing the state of Florida, alleging that their Medicaid coverage was terminated without proper notice or a chance to contest the state agency's decision.

Hundreds of thousands of Floridians stand to lose Medicaid after a provision that allowed for continuous enrollment in the program comes to an end. The program began at the start of the pandemic.

A Florida woman tried to dispute an emergency room bill, but the hospital and collection agency refused to talk to her — because it was her child's name on the bill, not hers.

Calling for “long overdue reforms,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday outlined proposed legislation that would target pharmacy benefit managers to try to lower prescription-drug costs.