Choosing insurance can be hard. There are lots of options, but you need to find the right one for you. This guide will give you expert advice on how to do just that. Know what you need. Before you start looking at insurance, think about what you really need. Consider your age, health, money, and … Read more
Welcome back to Diagnosis, a vertical that focuses on the crossroads of health care policy and politics. Floridas 15-member Physician Workforce Advisory Council meets at the end of the month to take a look at the latest results of the states annual physician workforce survey. Established in law, the council advises the State Surgeon General … Read more
Ed. Note Good morning, Florida Politics fans! Sunburn is taking the morning off, and we are pleased to present our latest installment of Diagnosis as your morning dose of health care news, people, and policy. Dont fear; the morning read of whats hot in Florida politics will return to inboxes first thing Friday. Please, enjoy … Read more
Welcome back to Diagnosis, a vertical that focuses on the crossroads of health care policy and politics. From middleman to ballers Former longtime Florida Pharmacy Association (FPA) lobbyist Michael Jackson had an interesting take on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Forget the middleman moniker; Jackson, who no longer professionally lobbies for the FPA but appears as … Read more
In August 2021, Amol Akhade, an oncologist at Nair Medical Hospital in Mumbai, India, received an e-mail from the Swiss drug manufacturer Roche recommending the use of a drug named atezolizumab to treat a specific kind of breast cancer. Akhade was surprised. That month, Roche had withdrawn the drug for this purpose in the United … Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Readers wishing to engage with an Aged Care Taskforce consultation on aged care funding principles must first negotiate a tortuous search process that is worthy of an episode of Utopia. Thankfully, Charles-Maskell-Knight PSM is on the case… And please note: the deadline for submissions is 31 August. Charles Maskell-Knight writes: I was … Read more
Welcome back to Diagnosis, a vertical that focuses on the crossroads of health care policy and politics. A slow grind Sometimes the gears of state government grind slowly but other times, it seems they can move quickly especially if it is a top priority of Gov. Ron DeSantis. Look at how state agencies under the … Read more
Dear Toni, I applied for a long-term care policy but was denied due to having a pacemaker installed in January. The agent who presented the LTC plan suggested that I apply for cancer insurance to help with out-of-pocket cost in case I have cancer issues. I had not applied for long-term care because I do … Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic and mitigation measures changed how people accessed health care services and engaged in their communities. Access to appropriate services and accommodations help autistic individuals in maintaining employment, pursuing education, caring for their health and establishing independence. Because autistic people often have greater health … Read more
Welcome back to Diagnosis, a vertical that focuses on the crossroads of health care policy and politics. Double dose As the opioid epidemic rages on, Florida receives another dose of State Opioid Response Grant funding to purchase overdose-reversing drugs that save lives. The $120 million SOR infusion addresses unmet treatment needs and opioid overdose-related deaths … Read more