State Rep. Denise Grimsley, R-Lake Placid, is being asked to take on some difficult, but highly important work. She's been asked to lead reform on Medicaid. We hope she takes on this sacred cow, does what's necessary, saves money and helps people in the process. ...more

February 21, 2010

It's time to scrap the current proposed health care reform legislations and start over. For the past few months we have heard the government-run option for health care described as a socialist plot, doomed to failure. Yet, when you turn 65, you find that exact type of program has magically turned into a well run, highly efficient system for delivering quality health care, called Medicare. Like many of you I'm in the Medicare system and, from what I hear, the vast majority of those of us over 65 are very happy with the health care we receive, I know I am. ...more

February 17, 2010

As lieutenant governor of Florida, part of my responsibilities is overseeing the Governor's Office of Drug Control. Together with the Statewide Drug Policy Advisory Council, we use a three-pronged statewide strategy of prevention, treatment and law enforcement to limit the devastation to families and communities. ...more

February 15, 2010

Dramatic results of smoke-free law in Colorado has implications for both Hernando and Citrus counties. ...more

February 16, 2009

The elderly woman sits in a chair, head forward, eyes closed. Decked out in Halloween gear, greyhound Meghan comes up to her and sits quietly. ...more

November 1, 2008

to the dismay of doctors and hospitals - 82 percent of Floridians voting in the general election approved a state constitutional amendment granting them access to information about medical mistakes by health care facilities and providers. ...more

October 23, 2008

The developer of Seven Oaks said Wednesday that the community is not on the list of possible sites for a psychiatric hospital proposed for land near Bruce B. Downs Boulevard. ...more

August 7, 2008

Six health care facilities in Hernando and Citrus counties will ban smoking inside and on their grounds on Jan. 1. ...more

August 1, 2008

County residents will get the chance to pick their preferred method of mass transit during a July 31 workshop sponsored by the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority (TBARTA). ...more

July 25, 2008

An Orlando-area health care provider has won state approval for a psychiatric care facility to be located at a site along Bruce B. Downs Boulevard. ...more

June 25, 2008