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More than 22.6 million people are expected to enroll in Medicare Advantage plans this year.
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Protesters gather on I-Drive before President Donald Trump and Governor Rick Scott speak at the Orange County Convention Center.
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A report on healthcare access found the number of uninsured patients is on the rise in the 17 states that haven’t expanded Medicaid. Florida is one of these states.
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A new poll finds that most Americans support protections for pre-existing conditions under the Affordable Care Act. They worry about losing coverage or rising costs without these safeguards in place.
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The Florida Department of Health says 541 mothers died from complications of pregnancy and childbirth in the state over the past decade. They say hemorrhages were the leading cause. A lack of access to maternal care is to blame.
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Glorimarie Rodríguez knows staying behind in Puerto Rico's darkness would have meant certain death for her 2-year-old son.In the week before Hurricane…
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Since opening her women’s clinic in west Orlando, Jennie Joseph has seen premature birth rates and infant mortality rates plummet. Her secret is making sure women receive care whether they have health insurance or not and taking care of them holistically. How one woman is saving lives in some of Orlando’s most under-insured zip codes.
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“Charlene Dill didn’t have to die”. So starts the 2014 story from then Orlando Weekly writer Billy Manes about Charlene Dill, a 32-year-old mother of…
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Nearly half of Puerto Rico’s population is covered by Medicaid. But officials on the island say the money’s running out, and they could be facing a healthcare crisis. Secretary of state Luis Rivera-Marin spoke to Intersection during a recent visit to Orlando where he met with Puerto Rican business, faith and community leaders to discuss the healthcare situation on the island.
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In 2011, the Florida legislature passed a measure to convert Medicaid insurance into a managed care system. But Republican lawmakers now want to take the program away from what they call “big businesses” and change it into a block grant system. But Medicaid providers say if that happens, low-income families will lose access to health care.