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First Coast ConnectWednesday on First Coast Connect we spoke with Oliver Formato, sales director for Humana Marketpoint, on the deadline for seniors to file for any changes…
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A mistake by Florida healthcare regulators may have exposed the personal information of thousands of Northeast Florida patients. The Agency for Health…
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A Jacksonville-based company is being accused in a lawsuit of scheming to defraud Medicare.The company, called Healogics, has been accused in a federal…
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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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The stalemate between the House and Senate over billions of dollars in health-care funding deepened Tuesday, as the federal government suggested that the…
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Two of Florida's largest managed-care providers are among 30 on a list scheduled for landmark audits by federal health officials: Florida Blue, the...
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They’re the premiere local agency helping older residents, disabled adults and their caregivers.ElderSource of Northeast Florida is a lifeline to this…
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Office visits are the bread and butter of many physicians’ practices. Medicare pays for more than 200 million of them a year, often to deal with routine...
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After yet more problems over the weekend, HealthCare.gov, the federal site for people to buy insurance through the Affordable Care Act, seems to be making incremental improvements. Probably the best news on the health care front is that premiums for Medicare will not increase next year.
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As a "patient navigator," nurse Wendy Shindler sorts out ER patients who don't need emergency care from those who do. The goal is to achieve better care at a lower cost, but you tell us: Should emergency rooms be able to turn more people away?