Tag : healthcare

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis targets trans health care at colleges and universities | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge photo by Zackary Drucker and Alyza Enriquez/Gender Spectrum Collection Continuing to target treatment for transgender people, Gov.…

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Veterans can now access free emergency mental healthcare services under new VA policy | Orlando Area News | Orlando

click to enlarge Photo via JetCityImage/Adobe Under a new policy from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the VA will…

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Advocates for Medicare for All plan to uplift message of racial equity in healthcare during MLK Jr. parade in Orlando | Orlando Area News | Orlando

click to enlarge Shutterstock Marchers at the first ever Medicare for All Rally, led by Bernie Sanders in downtown Chicago.…

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Florida’s poor oral health is an ‘untreated crisis,’ say dental access advocates | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Florida leads the nation in the number of individuals, nearly 6 million, who are living in dental…

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Florida’s lack of public health funding exposed in new state rankings | Florida News | Orlando

Florida is 27th in the country when measuring health data, but the annual ranking shows the Sunshine State is behind…

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Florida groups challenge $15 minimum wage for healthcare workers | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Three health-care groups this week challenged how the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration is carrying out…

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Florida Board of Medicine to consider barring gender-affirming care for minors | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge A joint committee of the Florida Board of Medicine and the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine is…

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Florida rule barring transgender care under Medicaid faces lawsuit | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Photo by Zackary Drucker / The Gender Spectrum Collection Alt: A transgender woman in a hospital gown…

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Trans advocacy groups prepare for legal fight as Florida moves to deny Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming healthcare | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Photo by J.D. Casto Pulse survivor Brandon Wolf at Orlando's Rally For Our Collective Rights (Feb. 26,…

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