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Assessing Jacksonville’s health insurance campaign

Published on April 9, 2024 at 11:45 am. The city of Jacksonville’s effort to sign up uninsured residents for health insurance helped nearly 41,000 people get coverage, but the city might have overstated how successful it was. Duval County trailed other large metro areas on a per capita basis, and it’s impossible to determine how many of the

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Thousands of Duval residents sign up for health insurance

WebAt the time of the announcement Nov. 2, city officials said about 120,000 residents under age 65 were uninsured. Jacksonville Today thanks our sponsors. …

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Jacksonville aims to spread health care across the city

WebThe program will help residents navigate the Florida Health Insurance Marketplace at Healthcare.gov to find affordable or even no-cost options, Mayor Donna …

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Mayo Clinic in Florida opens Downtown Jacksonville site focused …

WebMayo Clinic in Florida on Tuesday officially opened what it’s calling a Community Health Collaborative in Downtown Jacksonville. The office is aimed at …

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Major Florida health plan heads to governor

WebMajor Florida health plan heads to governor. The Florida House on Thursday gave final approval to a wide-ranging health care plan that supporters say will help …

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How should Jax address housing and health care

WebJacksonville could soon take steps to address homelessness, a lack of affordable housing and inequitable access to healthcare. That’s after the City Council this …

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Push underway to expand Medicaid in Florida

WebAlison has too much income to qualify for Medicaid in Florida but too little to get subsidies from the health insurance marketplace. Now, advocates are pushing a proposed state constitutional amendment that would expand Medicaid eligibility and give people like Alison coverage.

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Baptist Health expanding in Nassau and St. Johns counties

WebAnd the building is designed for future expansion, Baptist said. Behind the ER will be a 32,094-square-foot medical office building for Baptist Primary Care and …

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UF researchers seek solutions for health disparities

WebCarolyn Jones said her experience as a Black woman with a pharmacology degree made the revelation about obesity disconcerting. “I think the idea of health care …

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Seven Jacksonville hospitals get A’s for safety

WebOf the 14 hospitals in the Jacksonville area, seven received A’s, including major Jacksonville hospitals UF Health, Mayo Clinic and Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville.

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Mayo Clinic Jacksonville rated best hospital in Florida

WebPublished on August 1, 2023 at 11:39 am. Mayo Clinic Jacksonville has once again been rated the top hospital in Florida in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals” rankings. …

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UF Health included in plan to boost behavioral health care

WebPublished on February 14, 2024 at 12:47 pm. UF Health Jacksonville could become a teaching hospital in behavioral health, paired with the University of Florida Medical …

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UF Health and Flagler Health+ work toward merger

WebFlagler Health+ said it explored joining another health system to enhance local health care and expand access to care in the community. The health system …

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Baptist Health opens six-story hospital in Fleming Island

WebBaptist Medical Center Clay opened a hospital in Fleming Island on Monday, the most recent — and largest— addition to the Baptist Clay Medical campus that …

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Clay County charts a path for next five years

WebClay County charts a path for next five years. Clay County is creating a long list of plans to improve health and safety, development, infrastructure and more over the next five years. County commissioners discussed the ideas during a workshop Tuesday. They reviewed goals developed with the input of residents, government officials and …

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More mental health teams hit Jacksonville’s streets with cops

WebPublished on August 16, 2023 at 4:37 pm. Police Chief Jaime Eason remembers a woman who had been mentally ill “for a very, very long time,” often incoherent as she hung out …

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Plans filed for Baptist Medical Center at Seven Pines

WebBaptist Medical Center has filed civil engineering plans with the city for a medical office campus on 10.52 acres in Seven Pines it bought in October 2021 for $10 …

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Respiratory illnesses on the rise on First Coast

WebThe percentage was 3.3% during the week ending Sept. 30. Florida’s percentage of emergency room visits for respiratory illnesses is lower than the incidence …

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Florida’s surgeon general calls for halt in COVID-19 vaccines

WebThe FDA refuted Ladapo’s concerns in a response Dec. 14 and stated that “based on a thorough assessment of the entire manufacturing process, FDA is confident in the quality, safety, and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines.”. The FDA further stated that “with over a billion doses of the mRNA vaccines administered, no safety concerns …

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