Doctors for America will kick off their “Coverage is Good Medicine” health care enrollment tour in Tampa on Saturday, February 22, before traveling to Orlando the same day.
According to the 2013 America's Health Rankings report released by United Health Foundation, Florida ranked 33rd out of all 50 states, worse that it did in 2012, when it ranked 31.
Orlando residents who need help in enrolling in plans under the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, can visit five city of Orlando community centers between now and when open enrollment ends March 31, 2014.
Members of the community excitedly watched pink concrete flow out of trucks onto the construction site for a new comprehensive women’s hospital downtown Orlando, Florida Hospital for Women.
During the month of February, which is recognized as Black History Month, the Florida Department of Health is highlighting efforts statewide to bring health equity to all people in Florida. Since 2004, the Department’s Office of Minority Health has coordinated partnerships, program development and other related efforts to address...
Fifth Third Bank today launched a new campaign using account openings to drive donations for cancer research. For each new customer who opens a checking account with direct deposit and makes three online bill payments, Fifth Third will give $150 to the customer and donate $150 to Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C).
Thirty years ago, Physician Associates, then known as the Orlando Health Care Group (OHCG) opened its doors with a handful of employees and two physicians. It was a move that would forever change the face of healthcare options for Central Floridians. Now, as they celebrate their 30th anniversary, Physician...
In recognition of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), a community wide coalition of agencies have come together to continue raising awareness about HIV/AIDS in the black community.
The $25 million facility, which will house Central Florida’s first proton therapy center, will provide cancer patients with a form of radiation therapy that uses proton beams to shrink tumors.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is expected to return to the Sunshine state Tuesday, to talk up the problem-plagued healthcare.gov website.
A new $60 million, 115,000-square-foot patient tower at Osceola Regional Medical Center, an affiliate of HCA West and Central Florida, will soon open its doors to the community.
President Obama’s now-infamous pledge that those who liked their health plan could keep it applied only to people enrolled in those plans as of the day the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, March 23, 2010.
Florida Hospital announced Friday that, after 40 years serving the healthcare needs of the Apopka community, Florida Hospital Apopka is planning an expansion and relocation to a brand new facility.
Despite the growing demands on care in assisted living, most states set the entry bar low for facility workers, requiring little in the way of education or qualifications.
Consulate Health Care, the largest for-profit nursing home chain in Florida, failed to comply with the state's minimum staffing standards in 16% of its facilities for the first quarter of 2013 and has been fined hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to a just-released report by 1199SEIU on Tuesday.
It is no secret that healthcare.gov, the federal government's new health insurance market place, has been plagued with with problems, preventing users from viewing insurance options and plans on the website.
Nursing home caregivers and members of 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers, rallied at 11 locations all across Florida on Saturday, demanding that Consulate Health Care, their employer, pays living wages and provide proper work conditions.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius acknowledged the shaky start to the roll out of the insurance marketplaces could have been avoided, perhaps if better projections of the demand had been anticipated.
A fleet of pink fire trucks rolled into the Orlando area to draw attention to the fight against cancer and raise valuable dollars for life-saving care and research.
Florida Hospital expanded its services to women throughout Central Florida with the opening of two new women’s health facilities, Florida Hospital for Women - Winter Park and Celebration Health Women’s Institute.
Research grants have been awarded for 31 projects to find cures for cancer and tobacco-related diseases that affect Florida’s families, the Florida Department of Health announced Monday.
Starting tomorrow, October 1, under the Affordable Care Act, people who don’t have health insurance or who purchase it on their own will be able to shop online or various at locations in their communities for coverage, which will take effect on January 1, 2014.
