The Democrats and a few R.I.N.O. Republicans are pushing hard to transform the health care system in this country into a European/Canadian system that is sure to provide less-than-quality care for all. We also will be taxed now for a health care system that won't be implemented until 2013. ...more

November 20, 2009

I currently have a PPO (Preferred Provider Organization). I (and my doctor) am in control. ...more

November 15, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats say they've reached a Medicare deal that secures critical support from heartland and Pacific lawmakers for health overhaul legislation. ...more

October 22, 2009

This week USF Health CEO Stephen Klasko and Tampa Congresswoman Kathy Castor launched a program Klasko is convinced will be the beginning of "an electronic revolution in health care." ...more

March 19, 2009

I have just finished reading a letter (Beware Socialized Care, Letters, March 9) regarding an opinion on our healthcare system in Canada, and I take offense. I am a Canadian, as is my husband, and we have had quality care by the Canadian health system for more than 60 years. Between us we have had an appendectomy, gall bladder surgery, achilles tendon repair, eye surgery, two knee replacements, bowel surgery with five days in intensive care, ankle surgery and numerous other ailments not requiring hospital care. All occasions were handled promptly and excellently. ...more

March 10, 2009

The average cost of nursing home care in Hernando County is on a par with other facilities throughout Florida and the nation. ...more

January 6, 2009

Nearly two-thirds of hospitals fail to check colon cancer patients well enough for signs their tumor is spreading, says a study that advises patients to ask about this mark of quality care before surgery. ...more

September 10, 2008

Here are some commonly asked questions about Florida's voluntary pre-kindergarten program: ...more

August 1, 2008

A Quality Hospital The Tribune article "Picking A Hospital, It's Not Brain Surgery, But It Can Give You A Headache" (April 14) provided misleading and incomplete statistics. ...more

June 23, 2008

Hardly anyone would question the need for at least some reform in the nation's entire health care system... ...more

June 2, 2008