Grants to USF through Health Care Act
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor announced today two grants awarded to the University of South Florida through the Affordable Care Act. The money will lead to jobs and scholarships at the university.
Grants to USF through Health Care Act
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor announced today two grants awarded to the University of South Florida through the Affordable Care Act. The money will lead to jobs and scholarships at the university. Affordable Care Act Constitutionally Sound
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, who served on the primary committee that authored the Affordable Care Act and who crafted provisions to benefit Floridians, released the following statement regarding the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States to uphold the Act: Many Floridians Qualify for Health Insurance Rebates
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“Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, we are holding insurance companies accountable. Insurance companies are required to put patients over profits and spend at least 80 percent of premiums on health care. Castor Statement on Gov. Scott's Comments Regarding Affordable Care Act
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"The Affordable Care Act has been in effect under the law notwithstanding Gov. Scott’s personal view. Seeking equal opportunities in surgery
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In 2009, Tampa surgeon Dr. Sharona Ross launched the Women in Surgery initiative at the University of South Florida. Ross was troubled that so few bright, motivated female medical school students chose surgery as their specialty area. She is committed to turning that around. Castor Fights to Save Medicare
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![]() Today, U.S. Representative Kathy Castor proposed an amendment to the Republican Budget to protect Medicare benefits for seniors. Castor sought to preserve improvements in Medicare benefits that have been in place for two years under the Affordable Care Act, including closure of the prescription drug coverage gap (donut hole), coverage of key preventive services and annual wellness visits with no co-pays or deductibles. Children and Seniors casualties of Gov. Rick Scott’s rigid ideology
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U.S. Representative Kathy Castor urged Governor Rick Scott and the Florida Legislature to reconsider their refusal of $438.5 million to broaden access to care to pediatricians, family physicians and primary care doctors for Florida families. Downtown surgery center heralds high-tech job growth
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![]() U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor touted Tampa's efforts to boost job growth Monday, using as a backdrop a University of South Florida medical training center under construction downtown. Rep. Castor's Statement on Middle-Class Tax Cut
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The House Republicans are causing real economic damage again to families across the country. Thanks to the tea party extremists in the House, middle-class taxes will rise, 147,000 Floridians will lose their unemployment benefits by the middle of February and more than 3 million Florida seniors on Medicare will have their access to doctors jeopardized. Sulphur Springs Health Clinic to Create New Jobs
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![]() Celebrating new jobs and a health clinic in Sulphur Springs, Congresswoman Kathy Castor, State Rep. Janet Cruz, City Councilman Frank Reddick and other community leaders broke ground today on a new community health center on the corner of Bird Street and Nebraska Avenue. The clinic is expected to open next spring and serve more than 12,000 new patients. The project will create new construction jobs in the short term and new health care jobs in the long term. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |