Christine Sexton - Florida Phoenix

If an administrative judge issues a ruling in favor of the health department in time, the DeSantis administration can implement changes before a new governor is sworn in.

The grant is $5 million-plus more than the DeSantis administration had previously announced it was requesting. The money is available through the Rural Health Transformation Program.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration didn’t follow rulemaking procedures and overstepped its authority when it proposed eliminating mandates for four required vaccines, according to the plaintiffs.

The state is still not giving firm answers on when — or whether — it intends to expand a safety-net healthcare program for low-income children that the Legislature has approved.

Amid the growing public and political backlash against Flock cameras, add Gov. Ron DeSantis to the list of skeptics about their use.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the availability of cancer innovation grant funds for next year and the latest list of researchers chosen to receive grants.

The three-year-old dispute centers on whether Florida provided beneficiaries enough information to understand eligibility decisions and meaningfully challenge the loss of coverage.

The Department of Health plan calls for a “three-pronged strategy” to attack the pandemic, including funding for testing, support staff and a media marketing campaign.

USF College of Public Health professor Jason Salemi said an average of six children were hospitalized each day with COVID-19 in early June. But during the last week of August, that increased to an average of 66.

Scott Rivkees is leaving next month amid a surge of COVID-19 cases and deaths.