'60 Minutes' report points to larger health care issue, official says Published 12/4/2012 at 5:00 a.m. A"60 Minutes" program Sunday about physicians admitting practices at hospitals owned by Health Management Associates prompted the Florida Hospital Association to point out a problem of an opposite nature.
HMA stock takes a hit one day after '60 Minutes' report airs Published 12/4/2012 at 5:00 a.m. A Naples-based hospital operator's stock took a hit Monday, a day after an investigative "60 Minutes" report questioned its admission practices.
Brent Batten: Radel strikes conciliatory opening chord Published 12/4/2012 at 5:10 a.m. The incoming freshman elected to represent Southwest Florida in the U.S. House doesn’t sound like the fire-and-brimstone conservative you’d expect to replace Connie Mack IV.
GOP issues a new 'fiscal cliff' offer to Obama Published 12/3/2012 at 11:14 p.m. House Republicans put forth a $2.2 trillion "fiscal cliff" counteroffer to President Barack Obama on Monday, calling for raising the eligibility age for Medicare, lowering cost-of-living hikes for Social Security benefits and bringing in $800 billion in higher tax revenue ...
Naples officials: No plans to resell Woman's Club parking lot property Published 12/4/2012 at 5:05 a.m. “It will continue to be used as a parking lot,” City Manager Bill Moss said. “There was conversation (about selling it in the future), but no one knows for sure what would happen.”
Appeals court to consider second blood-alcohol test in former teacher's DUI manslaughter case Published 12/4/2012 at 5:30 a.m. Lawyers for Andrea Kidder, charged in the November 2009 highway crash that killed 22-year-old Bree Kelly, are expected to argue this morning in Tampa to keep results of a second BAC test out of the hands of prosecutors.
US weighing military options if Syria uses WMD Published 12/3/2012 at 8:50 p.m. President Barack Obama, in a speech at the National Defense University on Monday, pointedly warned Syrian President Bashar Assad not to use the weapons. "Today I want to make it absolutely clear to Assad and those under his command: The ...
Man to serve 10 years in prison for sex with teen Published 12/3/2012 at 7:55 p.m. After a brief consensual relationship, the victim became interested in a boy her own age, at which point David Huffman hacked into the victim’s Facebook account and told the boy to back off, the report said.
'Obamacare' foes vent anger to Fla. Sen. committee Published 12/3/2012 at 8:40 p.m. Dozens of Tea Party activists and conservative religious leaders flooded a state Senate meeting on the Affordable Care Act on Monday, calling the law a gross overreach by the federal government and begging lawmakers not to implement it.
Flu season hits US early and hard Published 12/3/2012 at 9:36 p.m. The flu season has gotten off to its quickest start in nearly a decade, a sign that it could be a bad year for the illness, officials said on Monday. "This is the earliest regular flu season we've seen in ...
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