One of the most important needs facing all Floridians is how to obtain access to high-quality health care in a cost-effective manner, which produces the best health outcomes for individual patients and their families.This is especially true with long-term care and end-of-life care.
James R. McDonough was the secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections from 2006 to 2008. He was tapped by Gov. Jeb Bush, for whom he'd worked as Florida's drug czar since 1999. McDonough moved to DOC after Bush fired Secretary James Crosby, who later went to prison for taking kickbacks.
His no-nonsense style proved the antidote to scandal at DOC. He fired or demoted dozens of prison officials and instituted random drug tests and mandatory fitness programs for employees. He angered many, but is widely credited for cleaning up the place.
Three Florida Supreme Court justices, facing a lawsuit that claims they violated state law by using court employees for election paperwork, dont want to give depositions.
Barbara Pariente, Peggy Quince and R. Fred Lewis have filed a motion asking a Leon County judge to block the discovery phase from starting until their motion can be heard to dismiss the lawsuit. The suit seeks to prohibit Secretary of State Ken Detzner from placing the justices on the November ballot.
Gov. Rick Scott appointed Jeffrey L. Oody, the president of Community State Bank, to the Santa Fe College District board of trustees.
Oody, 43, of Starke, is an alumnus of the community college, earning his bachelors later from the University of North Florida and a master's in business administration from Liberty University.
He succeeds Richard C. Solze. The appointment, which requires Florida Senate confirmation, runs through May 31, 2014.
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Gov. Rick Scott will spend Thursday as a park ranger in Hillsborough County, as well as carrying out other state park duties, as part of his continuing Lets Get to Work Day series.
The 11th Work Day will have Scott working the front gate at Hillsborough River State Park in Thonotosassa, as well as conducting landscaping maintenance, checking campgrounds, working as a concession server and offering a tour of Fort Foster.
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A vicious attack mailer, an eyebrow-raiser, against former Florida Senate President Tom Lee hit mailboxes this week in Senate District 24, and among politicos in the state capital especially, it's still causing a stir.
Perhaps the rain made the teleprompter unreadable. That's one thought I had on pondering Barack Obama's comments to a rain-soaked rally in Roanoke, Va., last Friday.
The states new insurance marketplace website looks remarkably similar to the webpage of travel giant Expedia.
However, instead of checking for deals on hotels, airlines and car rentals, individuals working for small businesses in Florida will have the ability to compare health benefit plans.
The payoff may be years away, but Florida stakeholders are already coordinating efforts to make sure the state gets its share of BP oil spill compensation in what could be the largest Gulf restoration effort in history.
