Cigna will leave Florida’s ACA marketplace for 2027, joining Aetna’s earlier withdrawal and narrowing choices for shoppers ahead of next open enrollment.

The Terry Family Foundation gave $5.5M to Wolfson Children’s Hospital, matched by Baptist Health to about $10M, to fund pediatric heart upgrades and a new children’s emergency center. The money will support equipment and the Children’s Emergency Center inside the McGehee Family Tower.

Moffitt and BayCare will open proton therapy centers in Tampa Bay in 2026, allowing local patients to avoid long trips for high-precision radiation.

Seven Central Florida restaurants were temporarily closed after state inspectors found roaches, rodent droppings and other hazards; most cleared follow-up inspections.

The Dorion Family Pediatric Center opens June 11 in Jacksonville, giving Community PēdsCare a dedicated, child-friendly home for pediatric hospice and family support.

A Jacksonville Army veteran says a VA exam labeled a breast mass "probably benign"—months later a biopsy found stage 3 cancer. She has filed a complaint and friends launched a fundraiser.

UF Health is turning the second floor of its Intracoastal ER into a 12,500‑sq‑ft primary care clinic, with room for roughly two dozen exam rooms and a fall 2026 opening.

A former local anchor says raw oysters sent her to the Mayo Clinic and into emergency surgery; health officials are tracking local Vibrio cases as warm weather arrives.

A Humana Foundation brief finds one in eight Florida seniors diagnosed with depression and a spike in hospitalizations, with rural and Hispanic seniors hardest hit.

Nemours completed a $6M renovation of its Jacksonville ENT clinic and is scouting downtown and St. Johns County sites as it expands in North Florida.

A Neptune Beach nonprofit is expanding confidential, no‑cost mental‑health support for veterans in Jacksonville, pairing peer specialists with walk‑in, phone and text options. The rollout aims to reach people who don’t use traditional VA care.

Florida health officials have filed multiple complaints against Ponte Vedra dentist Francesco Sebastiani after patient deaths and alleged misleading advertising; a hearing could begin today.

Major insurers filed double‑digit Medigap increases this spring; Tampa Bay seniors are weighing alternatives as state filings are reviewed.