Health – Page 9 – Florida Center for Investigative Reporting

Feds Sue Florida for ‘Warehousing’ Disabled Kids in Nursing Homes

July 23, 2013

Ashley Lopez: The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the state of Florida in Fort Lauderdale for allegedly violating the Americans With Disabilities Act by "warehousing" hundreds of disabled children in nursing homes.

Florida’s DCF Secretary Resigns Amid Contreversy

July 19, 2013

Ashley Lopez: David Wilkins, the secretary of Florida’s Department of Children and Families (DCF), resigned this week.

Florida’s 32-Year Hunt for Fields of Green

July 9, 2013

Steve Miller: Last year, taxpayers paid $436,771 to various law enforcement agencies around the state to help them get rid of pot gone wild.

Florida Medical Marijuana Amendment Gets Big Backer

July 2, 2013

Ashley Lopez: The initiative to get a state amendment granting the right to marijuana for medical purposes recently received a big donor.

In Florida Prescription Pill Database, Privacy Concerns

June 14, 2013

Ashley Lopez: Health and law enforcement officials are in hot water after prescription information for about 3,300 Floridians was released to prosecutors and defense attorneys without their consent.

Gov. Rick Scott Criticizing ‘Obamacare,’ Again

June 6, 2013

Ashley Lopez: Gov. Rick Scott, whose first foray into politics was launching a campaign aimed at stopping momentum for the health care reform law in 2009, is back to criticizing the law.