Health – Page 11 – Florida Center for Investigative Reporting

Democrats Call for Special Session to Expand Medicaid

May 8, 2013

Ashley Lopez: Florida's 2013 legislative session ended last week without state lawmakers agreeing on a plan to accept federal money for expanding Medicaid in the state. Now, Democrats are asking the governor to call a special session to work out a deal.

Visualized: Boating Accidents in Florida, 2011

April 30, 2013

Grant Smith: FCIR compiled data from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission of all the boating accidents reported in 2011, the most recent year for which data is available.

Florida lidera el país en muertes en embarcaciones

April 30, 2013

Mc Nelly Torres: Las normas poco estrictas sobre equipo de seguridad y capacitación crean peligros en las famosas aguas del Estado del Sol.

Florida Leads Nation in Boating Deaths

April 30, 2013

Lax regulations on safety equipment and few mandates for formal boating safety education have made the Sunshine State’s world-famous waters hazardous.

State Lawmakers Might Not Make Decision On Medicaid Expansion

April 23, 2013

Ashley Lopez: Florida's legislative session ends in two weeks and state lawmakers say they might not reach a decision on whether to accept the federal government's health care reform money to expand Medicaid.

Booming Sales of Novelty Helmets Boost Motorcycle Deaths

April 22, 2013

FairWarning: Even as more than 800,000 novelty helmets are sold in the U.S. every year, and as motorcycle crash deaths mount, federal regulators have never acted with urgency to crack down on novelty helmets.