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The nation’s largest supplier of platelets is moving to a method it says is easier for hospitals, but one that sharply raises costs, leading some centers to demand more options.

Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office claims five public hospital systems and the Miami-Dade school board are jeopardizing settlements with pharmaceutical companies over the opioid epidemic.

The bill marks a victory for family advocates who say separation during the pandemic took a harsh toll on their loved ones in hospitals and long-term care facilities.

USF epidemiologist Jason Salemi says it's a good time for an exhausted health care system to take a breath but he warned that the public health community needs to keep an eye on the BA.2 subvariant.

Hospitals in the region say most of their staff have received COVID-19 vaccines.

The hospital, a first of its kind in the region, will serve as a safe space for women who have experienced substance abuse, domestic violence and sexual assault.

The No Surprises Act offers protection from many surprise bills, but that protection may be only as good as a patient’s knowledge of the law and ability to make sure it’s enforced. Here’s what you need to know.

The Health & Human Services Committee OK'd the bill, positioning it to go to the full House. The revision would keep dental services as a carve-out.

The committee decided to draft three action items to present to the county — education, treatment and follow-up. Mental health among children is of particular concern.

Lawmakers are considering proposals to provide families more access to their loved ones in hospitals and long-term care facilities. They want to address isolation patients endured as a result of visitation restrictions implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Among the 764 hospitals hit with a 1% reduction in payments for having high numbers of infections and avoidable complications are more than three dozen Medicare ranks among the nation's best.

The nonprofit health system, which serves Pinellas, Hillsborough, Polk and Pasco counties, has begun a national search for a successor who is expected to be named by years' end.