WellCare Health Plans said Monday it will restate more than three years' worth of financial reports because of accounting errors relating to government contracts with Florida and Illinois. ...more

July 21, 2008

Glitches in a new Medicaid computer system have left many workers who care for Florida's poor and disabled without paychecks for the past three weeks. ...more

July 18, 2008

Glitches in a new Medicaid computer system have left many workers who care for Florida's poor and disabled without paychecks for the past three weeks. ...more

July 17, 2008

More than 200 South Shore residents on Thursday had the opportunity to voice their concerns about a new hospital on Big Bend Road to members of the county and state government. ...more

July 2, 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

A judge's recommendation last month that St. Joseph's Hospital should build a new regional hospital on Big Bend Road puts a crinkle in South Bay Hospital's plans to build across from the site. ...more

June 16, 2008

Three Clearwater men were arrested this week in a statewide scheme that fraudulently billed a Medicaid program for renovations to the bathrooms of the disabled that were done improperly or never done, according to court documents. ...more

May 31, 2008

CLEARWATER - Three Clearwater men were arrested this week in a statewide scheme that fraudulently billed a Medicaid program for renovations to the bathrooms of the disabled that were done improperly or never done, according to court documents. Charged with organized scheme to defraud and Medicaid provider fraud were Harry Sherman Lochbaum Sr., 65, of 1447 Stewart Blvd.; Richard Lehman, 59, of 912 Pine St.; and Gary Auffarth, 50, of 1670 Jeffords St. ...more

May 30, 2008

There's a plethora of websites offering advice on choosing a hospital. Many others rate medical services using a variety of criteria – from patient surveys to government data. Here's a sampling: ...more

May 29, 2008

The Hillsborough County Department of Aging Services offers seniors leisure activities, field trips, educational classes and lunch at senior centers in Brandon, Plant City, Ruskin, Lutz, Wimauma and two locations in Tampa, Riverside and West Shore. ...more

May 21, 2008