Health care leaders are concerned a federal vaccination requirement for nursing home workers could exacerbate staffing shortages, at a time when Florida’s nursing homes are already dealing with some of the nation’s highest COVID cases among their staff.     The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Wednesday it will release a federal … Read more

COVID-19 cases are surging among Florida nursing home staff, according to the AARP Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard, released Thursday. Florida has 704 certified nursing homes, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation — the fifth highest in the nation after Texas (1,211), California (1,186), Ohio (954), and Illinois (713). As of the week ending July 18, … Read more

Today, the Florida Department of Health and State Board of Education issued Emergency Rules to protect parents’ freedom to choose what is best for their children. These rules are pursuant to Executive Order 21-175 and encourage a practical and effective in-person learning environment for Florida’s schoolchildren during the upcoming school year, while preventing the unnecessary … Read more

Governor Ron DeSantis discussed concerns over the COVID-19 Delta variant, breakthrough cases, and vaccination rates with Florida hospital leaders Wednesday. Florida currently has the second-highest number of daily reported COVID cases in the nation, behind only Louisiana. Representatives from the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), Orlando Health, Jackson Health System, and others joined the … Read more