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A Northeast Florida lawmaker is predicting Medicaid expansion won't be a factor during the next legislative session.Senate Health Policy Chairman Sen.…
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First Coast ConnectThis week marks 50 years since the creation of Medicare and Medicaid. The 2015 Medicare Made Clear Index polled older Americans to gauge perceptions of…
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First Coast ConnectThe state legislature adjourned for the year without expanding Medicaid to provide health insurance for about 800 thousand low-income Floridians. But the…
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First Coast ConnectThe Florida House voted down an expansion of Medicaid on Friday. Lawmakers were called back into special session this month to try to come to an agreement…
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First Coast ConnectWe discuss the week's biggest news stories with our roundtable of local journalists: Andrew Pantazi, Florida Times-Union reporter; Fred Matthews, Examiner…
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UF Health Jax will be forced to close if there is no resolution to Florida’s health care funding crisis says CEO Russ Armistead.The Florida House and…
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First Coast ConnectThe Florida Legislature is back in Tallahassee this week after ending their regular session three days early. Things fell apart after the House and Senate…
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The UF Health Jacksonville hospital is too important to lose. That’s the message state lawmakers representing Duval County are planning to send to Gov.…
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Congresswoman Corrine Brown and several state legislators rallied in front of Jacksonville hospital on Monday. The Democratic lawmakers declared…
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Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown is asking the feds to bypass Tallahassee and work directly with the city to keep the UF Health Jacksonville open.The…