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Gov. Ron DeSantis addresses the press on May 28, 2021, at a warehouse operated by LifeSciences Logistice LLC to house imported Canadian pharmaceuticals — if the Biden administration and the Canadian government give the go-ahead. Source: Screenshot/Florida Channel The main thing to keep in mind about the state’s plan to import cheap pharmaceuticals from Canada — which, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ promises notwithstanding, is not a dead certainty — is that not every Floridian would benefit immediately. Unless you’re a patient at a public health clinic, a Medicaid recipient,...

Legislation gets Florida health care providers step closer to protection from COVID lawsuits Tags:  Generic image of a gavel. (Pixabay) (Pixabay) TALLAHASSEE – Testimony during a Senate committee Wednesday revealed there are at least 112 COVID-19-related lawsuits in the pipeline against nursing and assisted living facilities in Florida. But legislation approved by the committee gets health care providers one step closer to being protected from COVID suits, as long as they followed the rules. Health care workers doing their best on the frontline of the COVID fight could soon be immune from ...

Jeff Vasilinda becomes the Vasilinda Family’s first published author! February 10th, 2021 by Mike Vasilinda Testimony during a Senate committee Wednesday revealed there are at least 112 COVID-related lawsuits in the pipeline against nursing and assisted living facilities in Florida. But Legislation approved by the committee gets health care providers one step closer to being protected from COVID suits, as long as they followed the rules. Health care workers doing their best on the front line of the COVID fight could soon be immune from lawsuits. “We’ve had 1.8 million Floridians affect...

Originally published on January 27, 2021 1:02 pm Wednesday state lawmakers came a step close to getting rid of Florida’s constitution revision commission. The group last met in 2017 and added seven amendments to the constitution, five covering multiple subjects. They were created in 1968 before there were other ways to amend the constitution. Long-time lobbyist Barbara Devane says the group no longer serves its initial purpose. “They’ve gotten off the track of the original intent of the CRC and quite frankly they’ve become quite political," said Devane. "It seems people who can’t ...