by Capitolist Staff | Mar 31, 2025
Pat Geraghty, president and chief executive officer of GuideWell and Florida Blue, will step down at the end of the year after more than a decade leading the state’s largest health insurer, the company announced Monday. Geraghty, 65, will step down on Dec. 31 after...
by Grant Van Meter | Mar 10, 2025
Editors Note: There’s a battle playing out in the halls of the Florida Capitol right now over who should be allowed to administer anesthesia during surgery – physician anesthesiologists or Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs). Doctors argue that CRNAs...
by Dr. Asha Padmanabhan, MD | Feb 19, 2025
Do you remember the movie, Jurassic Park? It was based on what seemed like a brilliant idea: clone dinosaurs. It seemed a good solution —until, of course, everything went horribly wrong. It turns out, letting velociraptors roam free wasn’t just dangerous; it was also...
by News Service of Florida | Feb 11, 2025
Florida lawmakers on Tuesday launched a third special session aimed at increasing enforcement of illegal immigration, putting aside an intraparty clash with Gov. Ron DeSantis over plans to help carry out one of President Donald Trump’s top priorities. Lawmakers are...
by Caden DeLisa | Feb 10, 2025
Florida ranked last in the nation for first-time pass rates on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) in 2024, according to a report from the Florida Center for Nursing published on Monday. Despite slight improvements over the previous year, the state...
by The Center Square | Jan 27, 2025
Trouble could be looming for Florida’s state employee health insurance trust fund despite a positive cash balance. The State Employees’ Health Insurance Trust Fund had a balance of $652.7 million for fiscal 2024-25, but the report from the nonprofit group...
