Visualized: Florida’s Uninsured and Medicaid Eligible
Grant Smith: How many Floridians are uninsured and eligible for Medicaid? Examine the data yourself.
Where the Candidates Stand on Medicare and Medicaid
Suevon Lee: With total Medicare spending projected to cost $7.7 trillion over the next 10 years, there is consensus that changes are in order. But what those changes should entail has, of course, been one of the hot-button issues of the campaign.
For Disabled Veterans Awaiting Benefits Decisions, Location Matters
Aaron Glantz: Veterans in sparsely populated states often encounter quick resolution of their compensation claims for problems ranging from back injuries to post-traumatic stress disorder while those in metropolitan areas languish.
Burned by Health Warnings, Defiant Tanning Industry Assails Doctors, ‘Sun Scare’ Conspiracy
FairWarning: The $4.9 billion tanning salon industry repeatedly has faced charges of misrepresenting health risks. So how is the industry responding? By going on the offensive with an audacious campaign to blunt skin cancer fears.
State Officials Still Turning Down Federal Money for At-Risk Families
Ashley Lopez: Even after Florida lost its legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act, state officials continue to turn down grant money connected to the law.
Progressive Groups Lobbying, Collecting Signatures for Sick Pay in Florida
Ashley Lopez: Two large cities in Florida are working to get earned sick pay for low-wage workers.