healthcare

Attorneys for transgender Floridians urged an appeals court to reject a request to allow Florida to restrict treatments for gender dysphoria.

A losing bidder has filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent Florida health officials from moving forward with new Medicaid managed-care contracts.

Florida asked a federal appeals court to allow the state to restrict medial treatments for people with gender dysphoria during a legal battle.

A judge had found that the prohibition on Medicaid coverage for hormone therapy and puberty blockers violated federal healthcare laws.

Florida is one of only 10 states that has not already expanded Medicaid coverage to low-income childless adults as allowed under the Affordable Care Act. Now, Florida healthcare advocates are mounting a petition drive to...

Florida healthcare regulators released emergency rules related to treating medical conditions that pose dangers to a pregnant person or fetus.

Listen: The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration released new data showing the financial costs of undocumented immigrants on the state’s healthcare system. But with undocumented immigrants being only 4% of the state population, critics...

Healthcare bills were formally sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday after almost unanimously passing the Legislature.

Listen: There’s an effort going on now to place Medicaid expansion on the 2026 ballot in Florida. This comes as Florida is one of only ten states that haven’t expanded Medicaid. Jake Flaherty is the...

Listen: A package expanding healthcare access and resources passed in the State Senate Thursday. However, Medicaid expansion is still a no-go. The bill, sponsored by Republican Senator Colleen Burton, was passed unanimously in the full...

The bill is similar to one in the Senate and calls for expanding medical residency programs to try to keep more new doctors in Florida.

The Senate Fiscal Policy Committee unanimously passed two bills, setting the stage for the full Senate to vote as early as next week.