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Bay County Updates on COVID-19

April 6, 2020

As our community struggles to get back to some semblance of normal after the disaster of Michael, healthcare professionals find ourselves again wrestling with the chaos addressing basic healthcare needs.  These are unprecedented times, and like our patients, many of…

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Emerald Coast Medical Association Joins Florida Patient Protection Coalition

February 10, 2020

Healthcare is best delivered by a team of professionals working together for the good of the patient. Each member is trained for a specific role, with specific training requirements commensurate with responsibility. Independent practice of Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners not…

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Insurance Companies are NOT your Doctor

November 22, 2019

By Michelle Flaat, Executive Director of the Emerald Coast Medical Association. It’s that time of year again…Open Enrollment for Individual Health Insurance plans. Confusing information and sometimes empty promises will be made by a multitude of insurance companies about their…

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How Fake News can Hurt Physicians and Patients

August 9, 2019

The internet is used for everything (medically) nowadays. Looking up symptoms, scheduling doctor appointments, and even looking at reviews of medical professionals. We’ve heard of people writing bad restaurant reviews for the craziest reasons. Unfortunately, these fake and irrational reviews…

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Trump Administration Helping the Medical Community: Kidney Transplants

July 19, 2019

The Trump administration is doing more work for the medical community again. This time it is for an increase of access to kidney transplants and to encourage the use of in-home dialysis.  Politico reported that the Department of Health and…

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Abortion Laws on Trial

May 24, 2019

Recently, Alabama’s governor signed into law the country’s most restrictive anti-abortion bill, which could put doctors who perform abortions with life in prison. The Republican governor, Kay Ivey signed the bill following approval by the Alabama Senate. Physicians who perform…

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A Look at Types of Universal Healthcare

May 17, 2019

Americans all around the nation are giving their support for Medicare for all. On March 29 of this year, we wrote a blog called “Is Medicare For All the Solution?” In case you don’t know what Medicare For All is,…

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Weight-Related Cancers on the Rise

April 12, 2019

Recently, J. Leonard Lichtenfeld, the interim Chief Medical and Scientific Officer for the American Cancer Society posted some findings by the society, “What if I told you that our children were being exposed to a known carcinogen…The carcinogen is excess…

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Is Medicare For All the Solution?

March 29, 2019

Medicare For All is a universal health care plan that was developed by Vermont Senator, Bernie Sanders. This would be built off what former President Barack Obama had with the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. Medicare For…

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A Closer Look at “Surprise Billing”

March 1, 2019

As the dilemma of “surprise billing” at hospitals around the nation gains scrutiny from the White House and Congress, many major hospital groups indicated they want a hand in shaping the conversation. In a letter sent to the Congressional leaders,…

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Another Falsified EHR Vendor Identified

February 15, 2019

Greenway Health, A Tampa-based electronic health record (EHR) company has falsely obtained EHR certification and incentivized clients in exchange for promoting or recommending its products to prospective new customers, and because of this act, the company will be dishing out…

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Big Hospitals Sue HHS

February 1, 2019

Hospitals are beginning to follow in the footsteps of the American Hospital Association and are suing the Trump Administration for its decision to institute site-neutral payments. The change, which is part of the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory…

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David Scott Fine Jewelry
Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC
Curiosity
Danna Gracey
Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center
Hancock Bank
MedPro
Panama City Surgery Center