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HCA Closing St. Petersburg Hospital
For the first time since 2012, a hospital in Florida is closing its doors.HCA West Florida announced Tuesday the 38-year-old Edward White Hospital in St.
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Consumer Savvy Critical To Health
Spend a lot of time investigating before make a big purchase? Most of us do.But that's not always the case when it comes to medical treatments or drugs.Dr. Steven Woloshin and Dr. Lisa Schwartz have...
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Tougher Compounding Rules Finally Law
Stricter regulations in the state’s compounding pharmacy industry take effect Wednesday -- two years after a national outbreak of fungal meningitis killed 64 people, including seven in Florida.In 2012,...
View ArticleSeniors Tackle Diabetes Before Diagnosis
It’s graduation day at the St. Petersburg YMCA, and Ruth Neal and her classmates are taking a victory lap.The past 16 weeks, they've talked nonstop about counting fat grams, portion control and the...
View ArticlePUP Owners Want $500M from Accountants
The majority owners of a now-defunct Medicare Advantage plan say they were duped by the plan’s accountants, the ones they claim are responsible for the company’s collapse, a new federal lawsuit filed...
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Key to Pot Vote: Turnout, Not Political Party
Need an example of how incumbent Republican Gov. Rick Scott and his Democratic opponent, Charlie Crist, are trying to attract every possible vote?Ask them about medical marijuana. Neither candidate...
View ArticleMost FL Plans Shine in Star Ratings
Just a handful of Florida Medicare Advantage plans offered for 2015 received below average scores in a federal quality rating system, a breakdown of data by Avalere Health shows.Not a single one of the...
View ArticleCrist Loses, Says There's 'Common Ground' on Medicaid Expansion
Democratic challenger Charlie Crist has conceded the Florida election to incumbent Republican Gov. Rick Scott.In St. Petersburg, Crist had little to say when he conceded the race just after 11 p.m. He...
View ArticleVirtual Kiosks Take Care Outside Clinics
There was a time when you got sick, you waited to see the family physician.But then came the "Doc In A Box" clinics, where you went without an appointment, at night and on weekends. And it only got...
View ArticleScientist to Watch Scott's Climate Stance in Second Term
One of the scientists who spoke with Governor Rick Scott about climate change watched election results from the party for losing candidate Charlie Crist.Eckerd College marine science professor David...
View ArticleOutspent Democrats Stinging from Loss
Democrats are stinging from Tuesday’s mid-term election results – starting with Charlie Crist’s 1 percent loss to incumbent Republican Governor Rick Scott.
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Time For a HealthCare.gov Test Drive
Floridians who buy their own insurance can start shopping for 2015 plans on the federal marketplace on Saturday, but a sneak peek of prices is available now.HealthCare.gov -- the website for residents...
View ArticleHHS Secretary Visits FL, Defends ACA
The nation's top health official says the ongoing legal dispute over the Affordable Care Act won't stop people who want insurance from signing up.The U.S. Supreme Court recently announced it will...
View ArticleSmall Firms May Not Want to SHOP
Brooke and Andrew Lee can't imagine being without health insurance.So for the past seven years, that's meant digging deep into the earnings of their video production agency in St. Petersburg. It’s...
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