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The American Civil Liberties Union has filed an EEOC charge of discrimination, seeking the teacher's reinstatement in the St. Johns County School District.
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Google MapsPediactric Associates claims the Agency for Health Care Administration, which oversees Florida Medicaid, incorrectly cut reimbursement rates, jeopardizing care for the patients served by the group. -
U.S. Department of JusticeThe two-week operation uncovered more than $6.5 billion in false claims submitted to insurers, according to the Department of Justice. Florida had 36 people listed as defendants, including 26 federal cases and 10 in state courts.
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New gene therapies offer potential cures for sickle cell disease, but multimillion-dollar costs raise major questions about access and equity. -
Florida’s Medicaid shows the country's fourth largest decline since 2025, and advocates say that means more uninsured children. Meantime, the state prepares for a lawsuit over its stalled KidCare expansion. -
His license was suspended after he was accused of either kissing or touching three patients inappropriately. He says a six-person jury violates his constitutional rights. -
In the U.S., more than a dozen kinds of cancer are on the rise among people under 50. We share the latest guidance on being proactive with your family and doctor. -
The Annie E. Casey Foundation's annual Kids Count report shows that young Floridians' economic health plummeted between 2019 and 2024. As in 2025, Florida ranks 35th for overall child well-being. -
The rule embraces new types of coverage, including 30% higher out-of-pocket costs for some plan and a more novel approach that allows insurers to offer coverage without set networks of doctors. -
Multiple reported U.S. screwworm cases have drawn news coverage as has a request from researchers with Google’s Debug project asking to release millions of mosquitoes in Florida and California. -
With $12 million in city incentives in hand, the company is building a distribution center in Northwest Jacksonville and upgrading its contact lens manufacturing campus in South Jacksonville. -
The NanoNeedle 2.0 is a miniaturized, flexible version of the traditional arthroscope. The device is made in Naples, with training there and in Tampa. The model is accumulating an impressive list of proponents. -
On "Florida Matters Live & Local" a UF Health specialist warns that Vibrio infections can spread quickly through wounds exposed to coastal waters and in some cases become life-threatening. -
The state Agriculture Department issued an emergency rule prohibiting the importation of shelter and rescue dogs and cats from states with confirmed screwworm detections. -
A Polk resident between age 35 to 39 was the only Florida measles patient recorded in the latest weekly update by the state health department.
