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Prices are spiking as temporary COVID-era subsidies end and insurers raise rates to offset people leaving the coverage pool. For many, the premiums will be too high to retain their plan.
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Jacksonville Today
Emily Le Coz
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Suncoast Searchlight
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From video/WUFTGainesville Fire Rescue is placing free blood pressure monitors in barbershops to help customers check their health in a comfortable, familiar environment. -
A former NIH director discusses the urgent need to put public health above party lines. Then, a cancer survivor reflects on his diagnosis and the complex procedure that saved his life.
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FSU, TMH and Grow Tallahassee rejected rumors of a hospital taxing district, saying their academic medical center plan requires no new taxes as negotiations continue. -
Private equity firms deploy large pools of debt to buy privately held companies or to take public companies private. Their eventual goal is to sell those assets at a profit. -
Gout is a common form of arthritis that can cause sudden bouts of pain, strong enough to wake someone from a deep sleep. -
Florida boasts top-performing facilities in Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, and Tampa-St. Petersburg on U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Nursing Homes list. -
Those two systems were first and third, respectively, in the nonprofit's biannual top 10, and reflected a national trend of excellence by larger hospital chains. -
The compound — available in such products as drinks, gummies and powders — has skyrocketed in popularity over the past few years. -
The lawsuit filed by five Tenet hospitals accuses Leapfrog of publishing rankings with a “rigged” methodology and pressuring hospitals to pay for memberships, which the nonprofit denies. Both sides seek summary judgment. -
International health experts say Canada is no longer measles-free because of ongoing outbreaks, as childhood vaccination rates fall and the contagious virus spreads across the Americas. -
Operators sold more than 141,000 ounces of smokable cannabis from Oct. 31 through Nov. 6 in the state, according to the Florida Department of Health. -
Amid concerns over fairness and access, all 50 states submitted applications with their priorities and potential innovations that CMS hopes will “right-size the health care system.” -
After learning his diagnosis, Matthew Bravo's first instinct was to help others. And it inspired his frat brothers, too. "I don't wanna say I didn't flinch at the diagnosis, but I was just ready to get started," he said. -
Headaches, blurred vision and high blood pressure — how a routine checkup became a race against time for an expectant mother.
