Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report

Ana Rodriguez, Melissa Milroy, Nadine Floyd, Michael Goodman, Marilyn Johansen, Carolyn Lee, Patricia DuMont, Suzanne Higgins

June 4, 2026 – Henderson Behavioral Health (HBH) recently launched The Pop...

Award presented during the 2026 ASCO annual meeting in Chicago

June 3, 2026 – Erin Kobetz, Ph.D., M.P.H., associate director for community outreach and engagement at 

Bascom Palmer alumnus and internationally renowned glaucoma specialist Pradeep Y. Ramulu, M.D., M.H.S., Ph.D., will lead the Department of Ophthalmology and Bascom Palmer Eye Institute.

June 1, 2026 — The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine announced the appointment of Pradeep Y. Ramulu, M.D., M.H.S., Ph.D., as chair of the Depa...

Contribution supports critical health and human services programs and encourages additional community investment across Southwest Florida

June 3, 2026 — Lee Health announced at a press conference today a $250,000 commitment made through the Lee Health Foundation to United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades to support critical health and human services pro...

CMS Launches Nationwide Framework to Implement Medicaid Work Requirements

JUNE 1, 2026 – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an Interim Final Rule with Comment (IFC) requiring that certain adult Medicaid applicants and enrollees must, as a condition of Medicaid eligibility, meet an 80 hours per month work requirement, throug...