Abe Aboraya
Health News Florida reporter Abe Aboraya works for WMFE in Orlando. He started writing for newspapers in high school. After graduating from the University of Central Florida in 2007, he spent a year traveling and working as a freelance reporter for the Seattle Times and the Seattle Weekly, and working for local news websites in the San Francisco Bay area. Most recently Abe worked as a reporter for the Orlando Business Journal. He comes from a family of health care workers.
Contact Abe at 407-273-2300 x 183 on Twitter @AbeAboraya or by email.
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The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan would cover 90% of the cost to enroll an estimated 800,000 Floridians in Medicaid and increase the federal pay rate for all Medicaid enrollees for the next two years. -
The county lowered the minimum age to 40 and older, while Gov. Ron DeSantis lowered the eligibility age statewide to 50. -
The CDC found that the 96 percent of Floridians who did return for a second dose matches nearly identically with the U.S. average. -
Gov. Ron DeSantis is recommending about $260 million go to Florida’s ports and another $50 million toward marketing Florida as a tourism destination. -
The governor also said he expects to lower the age from 60 to 55 by the end of the month. -
The event, canceled last year, is expected to bring hundreds of thousands to Daytona Beach. -
Daily case counts and hospitalizations from COVID-19 are starting to trend downward in Florida. -
On "Intersection," Alvina Chu, of the county Health Department; Dr. Amesh Adalja, of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security; and Dr. Maria Vazquez, of the school district; discuss what's ahead. -
The deadline is today for anyone looking to claim the $1,200 stimulus check. -
Amendment 2, which will raise Florida’s minimum wage to $10/hour in 2021 and to $15/hour in five years, was approved by 61% of voters.
