Commission Hits Stalemate Over Union Health Contributions
The only thing missing from the Miami-Dade County Commission meeting Thursday was Bill Murray because it felt like Groundhog Day.
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The only thing missing from the Miami-Dade County Commission meeting Thursday was Bill Murray because it felt like Groundhog Day.
People who have tried to sign up for insurance on the Spanish version of the federal health care website have run into their own set of difficulties. First off the site, CuidadoDeSalud.gov, launched more than two months late.
As of Wednesday, the much maligned Affordable Care Act went into full effect across the country. The law fundamentally shifts parts of the health care industry and open the door for millions of uninsured Americans to finally afford health care.
The deadline is looming for people looking for insurance under the federal health exchange program if they want their coverage to start in January. Monday is the last day to sign up.
The Miami-Dade County Commission met for the final time in 2013 and commissioners came up one vote shy of overriding Mayor Carlos Gimenez's veto of a program to end a forced contribution to health care costs.
Two months removed from the disastrous roll-out of healthcare.gov, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will be back in Miami to talk about the Affordable Care Act.
Roughly 260,000 people enrolled in the Obamacare exchanges in November, more than double the October sign-ups that were plagued by a malfunctioning healthcare.gov website.
Implementation of the health reform law continues through 2014 with these key dates.
Miami Dade College is trying to make it easier for its students to sign up for health care through the state exchanges under the Affordable Care Act.
President Barack Obama will lay out his plan Thursday to deal with the growing concern of the several million Americans who have been informed their health care plan that don't meet minimum standards will be canceled.
Can the nation expect to see the same positive results across the country as was seen in Massachusetts?
The disastrous rollout of the Affordable Care Act, along with other policy failures, have sent President Barack Obama's approval rating to the lowest point of his presidency.
tories of problems with the Affordable Care Act have dominated much of the headlines in recent days, though many of those stories are summarily debunked. But Thursday, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz highlighted something different with the ACA, a success story.
If you believe the headlines, millions of American's health insurance policies are being cancelled at the moment—that includes Florida where letters are hitting mailboxes canceling some 300,000 Florida Blue Policies.
When the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, was signed into law, one of the pitches was "If you like your doctor or health care plan, you can keep it." That statement could come back to haunt the White House because while it's partially correct, the reality is much more nuanced and those nuances could be what causes headaches for millions of individual insurance customers.
Big changes for some Florida Blue policy holders. The company announced it is dropping 300,000 customers whose policies the health insurer says aren't sufficiently comprehensive under the health care overhaul.
Next Tuesday millions of uninsured Americans will have access to health insurance. With the start of the new year, having health insurance will be mandatory under the Affordable Care Act.
The Affordable Care Act's health insurance exchanges go live on Tuesday and premiums for Florida for a mid-range plan would be approximately $328 a month depending on where the buyer lives in the state.
Broward County is thumbing its proverbial nose at Governor Rick Scott and his decision to ban navigators from county health departments.
Senator Marco Rubio will join with fellow tea party Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee to vote against the budget passed by the GOP-led House of Representatives that will fund the government and defund the discretionary spending in the Affordable Care Act.
The Republican-led House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution bill that sets up a government shutdown and possibly worse in the coming weeks thanks to a plan first pushed by Florida Senator Marco Rubio.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez will cut the county's HealthCare Planning department on October 1, which is the same day that U.S. citizens can sign up for health insurance in state exchanges under the Affordable Care Act.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is in the Sunshine State to continue trying to inform people about the Affordable Care Act, which launches October 1.
Republican Florida Senator Marco Rubio's plan to either defund the government or risk the nation's credit to defund Obamacare isn't resonating with the American people, according to a new Kaiser Health poll.
Mexican authorities are investigating how a corpse ended up outside a stadium in the border city of Tijuana, where Iran's national team has been training for the World Cup.
Miami police released a flyer saying the driver of a possible 2023-2026 Blue Honda Accord is wanted for questioning in relation to the hit-and-run fatality.
Earlier this week, a federal judge invalidated the White House's $100,000 H-1B fee policy in response to a lawsuit brought by 20 states.
A neighbor's surveillance video captured a car veering off 22nd Avenue and crashing into a yard in northwest Miami-Dade at 8:16 a.m. Saturday.
Spencer Horwitz was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the eighth inning to bring in the go-ahead run and give the Pirates a 3-2 win.
Mexican authorities are investigating how a corpse ended up outside a stadium in the border city of Tijuana, where Iran's national team has been training for the World Cup.
Miami police released a flyer saying the driver of a possible 2023-2026 Blue Honda Accord is wanted for questioning in relation to the hit-and-run fatality.
George Pino is facing manslaughter and vessel homicide charges after the boat crash near Boca Chita Key in Biscayne Bay in 2022.
Earlier this week, a federal judge invalidated the White House's $100,000 H-1B fee policy in response to a lawsuit brought by 20 states.
A neighbor's surveillance video captured a car veering off 22nd Avenue and crashing into a yard in northwest Miami-Dade at 8:16 a.m. Saturday.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The U.S. military has killed Niño Guerrero, the alleged leader of Venezuela-based gang Tren de Aragua, President Trump announced Friday.
Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery would not harm U.S. consumers or weaken competition, DOJ antitrust enforcers said.
A federal appellate court denied a last-minute attempt by the Trump administration to stop the removal of President Trump's name from the Kennedy Center on Friday.
The Trump administration deported a group of roughly 20 migrants from Afghanistan, Iran and other nations to the Central African Republic, one of the world's poorest countries.
A federal judge continued to block the Justice Department's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, expressing skepticism with the administration's claims that the program is not moving forward.
Florida House Speaker Danny Perez denied claims his nomination as U.S. ambassador to Brazil was tied to Florida's recent redistricting effort.
Moskowitz provided CBS News Miami with copies of virulent, antisemitic voicemails his office has received.
Critics argue his plan will decimate cities, counties, and local school districts.
Enrique Tarrio said since President Trump announced the formation of the fund, he has been inundated with calls from others convicted for January 6 related activities.
Commissioners voted to allow the review, saying if that was the only way to move the project - designed to help people with mental illnesses caught in the criminal justice system - then so be it.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
U.S. government plans to open a quarantine center for Americans exposed to Ebola on an air base in Kenya have been temporarily halted by a court order.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
With matches being played in 11 cities across the U.S., Mexico and Canada, fans are getting three World Cup opening ceremonies.
"Schmigadoon!" — which was tied for the most nominations, with 12 — won Best Musical, and "Liberation" took home the honor of Best Play at the 2026 Tony Awards.
Anthony Head played librarian and mentor Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and recently appeared in "Ted Lasso."
Federal prosecutors have indicted ex-Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier on additional charges related to a sports gambling sting.
President Trump said he is considering replacing the Freedom 250 concert series with a rally after many artists dropped out.