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Is your hospital safe? New safety ratings for Tampa Bay hospitals
Rankings assess hospitals on hand washing, infection rates, patient falls and other factors.
Sticker shock looms for Florida residents relying on Affordable Care Act
Debbie Collins, of Zephyrhills, left, weighs insurance options for herself and her husband, Joe Collins, with Katie Roders Turner, executive director of the Family Healthcare Foundation at the Children’s Board Family Resource Center in Temple Terrace. Enrollment for Marketplace insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act began Nov. 1, with many participating families learning that their premiums are rising sharply.
Loss of tax credits at the center of government shutdown could leave 1.4 million Floridians uninsured.
Therapy halted for kids across Florida after audit reveals bogus therapists
Therapist Brooklyn Webb plays The Wheels on the Bus on a guitar while Violet Park, 3, and her sister, Madison Park, 6, play and sing along, at Music Therapy St. Pete. Thousands of Florida children are going without medically prescribed therapy after a state contractor fired a company that ran its network of providers.
Florida Medicaid program’s therapy network in disarray with providers unpaid and sessions canceled.
Medicare enrollment has begun. Here’s what’s new this year
Medicare open enrollment begins Oct. 15. Here's everything you need to know about the changes ahead for 2026 plans and more for Florida residents.
Costs are on the rise. But prices on some drugs are expected to drop.

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  1. 5 major Florida court decisions that shaped 2025
    • Politics
    Major Florida court decisions this year have affected immigration law, along with other laws about guns, abortion and more.
  2. Florida sets new record for child drownings; lawmakers look to reduce deaths
    • Health
    Swim instructor Geoff Dawson assists Lucas Davies, age 3, during a swim lesson at Dawson’s backyard pool in Longwood on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. Florida this year has set a record for child drowning deaths.
  3. Court OKs Florida to enforce social media law restricting children’s access
    • Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, is pictured in 2024 with Florida House Speaker Paul Renner, who made the social media bill a priority of that legislative session, and Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo in Tallahassee. An appeals court said Florida can begin enforcing its 2024 social media law as a legal battle plays out.
  5. Justice Department investigating Busch Gardens’ ban on rollator walkers
    • Theme Parks
    A map is seen at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay on June 6. The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the parent company that owns the theme park after complaints that its parks' ban on rollator walkers discriminates against guests with disabilities.
  6. Florida Medicaid program for kids had 1,000 unqualified therapists
    • Health
    Violet Park, 3, plays along on a small pink guitar while her sister, Madison throws colorful scarfs and therapist Brooklyn Webb plays and sings a song at Music Therapy St. Pete. Payments to hundreds of therapy providers in Florida stopped for several weeks after a review found many were not qualified to be paid through Medicaid.
  7. New Hillsborough Fire Rescue unit aims to cut down response times
    • Hillsborough
    A busy ambulance bay at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa is seen in 2021. County commissioners approved a roving Hillsborough Fire Rescue division that aims to provide quick and efficient response times to medical calls.
  8. Florida man was ready for operation with top surgeon. How it went wrong
    • Florida
    Michael Davis, who is recovering from cardiac surgery, and his wife Donna in the backyard of their Boca Raton home in October 2025.
  9. Home inseminations and gray market sperm: Florida Supreme Court case meets DIY fertility
    • Florida
    Tampa Bay Times
  10. Florida House revives medical malpractice bill that DeSantis vetoed
    • Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to guests and reporters during a roundtable conference at the Hillsborough Academy of Math and Science on July 30 in Tampa. DeSantis earlier this year vetoed a bill that would have allowed more families to sue for medical malpractice.
  11. Big Storm Brewing to be sold at auction as former owner remains in jail
    • Business
    Taps are seen at Big Storm Brewing in Clearwater. The company, which was owned by indicted Clearwater entrepreneur Leo Govoni, is scheduled to be auctioned on Dec. 3 to raise funds for victims whose medical trust funds prosecutors say he raided.
  12. A Clearwater woman was murdered. A police chief took action
    • Pinellas
    Clearwater Police Chief Eric Gandy sits at his desk inside police headquarters. After Audrey Petersen’s murder, Gandy invited CASA advocates and attorneys into the building to provide on-site support for victims.
  13. After lawsuit, Florida moves 2026 marijuana amendment forward
    • Politics
    Smart & Safe Florida, which backed a failed 2024 constitutional amendment to allow recreational marijuana in Florida, is launching another effort to get on the 2026 ballot.
  14. Florida news anchor and husband file suit over baby’s care at hospital
    • Florida
    Allison and Michael Beacham are pictured with their daughter, Mattie, at their Windermere home on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. The couple are suing a doctors' group working at Orlando Health's Winne Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies, alleging the medical group failed to follow-up on an abnormal test result for their newborn, Mattie. That lapse delayed care and forced the infant to undergo a liver transplant. As a result, Mattie faces a lifetime of medical problems, including the loss of her fingers on her left hand.
  15. Is your hospital safe? New safety ratings for Tampa Bay hospitals
    • Health
    Tampa General Hospital
  16. Senate approves bill to end the shutdown, sending it to the House
    • Politics
    Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., walks to his private office after speaking to reporters about a stopgap funding bill to reopen the government through Jan. 30, 2026, at the Capitol in Washington on Monday.
  17. ‘Everybody’s worried.’ How Tampa Bay residents are bracing for SNAP cuts
    • Health
    An aerial drone view shows a line of cars backing up on the street and wrapping around the building at Feeding Tampa Bay on Monday in Tampa. Feeding Tampa Bay and other charities are seeing demand increase dramatically as residents prepare for anticipated cuts to SNAP food aid amid the federal government shutdown. The program, which supports nearly 3 million Floridians and more than 150,000 Tampa Bay residents, was set to run out of money due to the government shutdown that started Oct. 1.
  18. Florida attorney general sues Planned Parenthood, challenges abortion pills
    • Politics
    A sign marks the location of a Planned Parenthood clinic on Sept. 25, 2025, in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
  19. Sticker shock looms for Florida residents relying on Affordable Care Act
    • Health
    Debbie Collins, of Zephyrhills, left, weighs insurance options for herself and her husband, Joe Collins, with Katie Roders Turner, executive director of the Family Healthcare Foundation at the Children’s Board Family Resource Center in Temple Terrace. Enrollment for Marketplace insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act began Nov. 1, with many participating families learning that their premiums are rising sharply.
  20. Patients win when healthcare providers and insurers come together | Column
    • Viewpoints
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  21. Florida law letting pregnant women use accessible parking spots challenged
    • Politics
    A Florida law that allows pregnant women to use parking spaces reserved for people with disabilities is being challenged in court.
  22. The nation’s largest food aid program is about to see cuts. Here’s what you should know
    • Health
    Nelson Berra, senior manager at Gateway Food Pantry in Arnold, Missouri, sorts through a food delivery. (Samantha Liss/KFF Health News)
  23. From a Tampa church, a pastor works to set domestic violence survivors free
    • Tampa
    Ericka Iglesias pins a domestic violence awareness ribbon onto Pastor Michael Neely ahead of a presentation at his church.
  24. Therapy halted for kids across Florida after audit reveals bogus therapists
    • Health
    Therapist Brooklyn Webb plays The Wheels on the Bus on a guitar while Violet Park, 3, and her sister, Madison Park, 6, play and sing along, at Music Therapy St. Pete. Thousands of Florida children are going without medically prescribed therapy after a state contractor fired a company that ran its network of providers.
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