Business/Technology

Quick: What's The Difference Between Medicare-For-All and Single-Payer?

Nov 05, 2018 at 07:30 pm by Staff

  Samantha Young, Kaiser Health News MODESTO, Calif. -- Betsy Foster and Doug Dillon are devotees of Josh Harder. The Democratic upstart is attempting to topple Republi.... Read More
Business/Technology

Heart Drug Spotlights Troubling Trends In Drug Marketing

Nov 05, 2018 at 07:25 pm by Staff

  Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News At the end of September, Amarin Corp. teased some early findings for Vascepa, its preventive medicine for people at risk of heart d.... Read More
Business/Technology

Healthcare is This Year's Political Football

Nov 05, 2018 at 07:16 pm by Staff

. Healthcare is the political football of the midterm elections. But unlike the game of football, there are no rules. And the goal is to win - not for the benefit of the team.... Read More
Grand Rounds

New Initiative Aims to Protect Hearts of Breast Cancer Patients

Nov 03, 2018 at 09:52 pm by Staff

. As a breast cancer survivor, the last thing Mary Lynn Brown expected to hear was the treatment that saved her life had inadvertently injured her heart. She wasn't alone..... Read More
Grand Rounds

$5 Million Gift Expands Pediatric Neurological Care in Central Florida

Nov 03, 2018 at 09:49 pm by Staff

. An Orlando woman with a long history of philanthropy is helping expand care for children with neurological conditions in Central Florida. At her 87th birthday celebration,.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Dr. Rajan Wadhawan to lead Florida Hospital for Children, Florida Hospital for Women

Nov 03, 2018 at 09:23 pm by Staff

. Dr. Rajan Wadhawan has been promoted to senior executive officer, and will lead both Florida Hospital for Children and Florida Hospital for Women. Wadhawan previously serve.... Read More
Business/Technology

Orlando Health joins the Healthcare Financial Management Association

Nov 03, 2018 at 09:12 pm by Staff

. Orlando Health has joined the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), providing membership benefits to all of its more than 20,000 employees. Previously limited.... Read More
Business/Technology

Cigna Expands its 2019 Medicare Advantage Plans in Florida To Include the Greater Orlando Area

Nov 03, 2018 at 08:51 pm by Staff

. Global health service company Cigna (NYSE: CI) today announced it will now offer its highly-rated Medicare Advantage plans in the Orlando metropolitan area. In addition to t.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

Florida Hospital Ocala Volunteer Group Nationally Recognized for Community Service

Nov 02, 2018 at 10:02 pm by Staff

. Florida Hospital Ocala is honored to announce the hospital's team of volunteers was named a finalist for the American Hospital Association's (AHA) 2018 Hospital Awards.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

Lake-Sumter Medical Society Delivers Another Successful EXPO Medical Trade Show!

Nov 02, 2018 at 08:53 pm by Staff

. True to form, Lake-Sumter County Medical Society hit it out of the park, offering quality exhibitors, great food & cocktails and plenty of prizes for practice management.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Homelessness Among Veterans Down Nearly 16.9 Percent in Central Florida Since 2017 and 73.7 Percent Since 2010

Nov 02, 2018 at 05:35 pm by Staff

. Fewer than 185 Veterans were homeless on a given night in January 2018 in Orange, Seminole and Osceola Counties, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

GOP's Latest Campaign Punch On Health Care Relies On Classic Hook: Medicare

Nov 01, 2018 at 10:56 pm by Staff

. Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News Once again, Medicare is front and center in this fall's campaigns. Democrats throughout the election season have been hammering Republica.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Republicans' Drive To Tighten Immigration Overlooks Need For Doctors

Nov 01, 2018 at 10:48 pm by Staff

.   Max Blau, Andy Miller and Katja Ridderbusch, Georgia Health News and Kaiser Health News ATLANTA -- Dr. Alluri Raju, a native of India, vividly remembers how his et.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

With One Hand, Administration Boosts ACA Marketplaces, Weakens Them With Another

Nov 01, 2018 at 10:45 pm by Staff

.   Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News In the span of less than 12 hours last week, the Trump administration took two seemingly contradictory actions that could have pr.... Read More
Clinical

AMA Announces New $15 Million Initiative to Further Reimagine Physician Training

Nov 01, 2018 at 10:42 pm by Staff

. Expanding on AMA's efforts to address the gaps that exist in physician training, new AMA Reimagining Residency initiative is aimed at transforming residency training to.... Read More
Business/Technology

Pricey Precision Medicine Often Financially Toxic For Cancer Patients

Nov 01, 2018 at 10:34 pm by Staff

  Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News When Kristen Kilmer was diagnosed with incurable breast cancer at age 38, her first thought was of her 8-year-old daughter. Kilmer lost.... Read More
Business/Technology

In Search Of Insurance Savings, Consumers Can Get Unwittingly Wedged Into Narrow-Network Plans

Nov 01, 2018 at 10:23 pm by Staff

.   Steven Findlay, Kaiser Health News As a breast cancer survivor, Donna Catanuchi said she knows she can't go without health insurance. But her monthly premium of $8.... Read More
Clinical

New Study Could Lead to Therapy That Does Away with Joint Replacement Surgery

Nov 01, 2018 at 09:57 pm by Staff

.     A study released in STEM CELLS moves scientists a step closer to finding how to help the body regenerate joint cartilage ravaged by disease. Their work reve.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Zion Medical Announces Results of First Human Clinical Trial of HIV drug Gammora, Offering Potential Cure

Nov 01, 2018 at 09:10 pm by Staff

. Gammora is designed to kill HIV-infected cells, without harming uninfected cells - unlike current antiretroviral drugs which merely suppress the spreading of the virus.... Read More
Business/Technology

Florida Hospital Breaks Ground on Emergency Department to Serve Oviedo-area Residents

Nov 01, 2018 at 06:47 pm by Staff

. Florida Hospital leaders broke ground on an emergency department that will expand the health care system's network to better serve residents of Oviedo and surrounding com.... Read More