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Official: Fiscal Woes In Past for Polk HealthCare Health Plan

8/21/2009
BARTOW | Mike Kushner was much happier Friday, when he and his staff presented Polk County's proposed indigent-care budget for 2009-10, than he was one year ago.

Have Diabetes? Are You Sure?

5/30/2009
DUNDEE | Vonsheila Sapp wasn't worried about high blood sugar when she sat down for a blood-glucose screening at a health fair this month at the Dundee Community Center.

Health Fair In Dundee Draws Crowd

5/15/2009
Free blood glucose and cholesterol screenings drew a small but steady crowd Thursday when the Polk County Health Department and Polk County's Polk HealthCare Plan combined forces at a health fair in Dundee. Testing for HIV and sexually transmitted diseases also was available. Others provided information on such things as adult day care, the We Care program for volunteer specialty medical treatment, debt counseling and Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center.

Health Screenings To Be Offered

5/11/2009
The Polk County Board of County Commissioners, its Polk HealthCare Plan and the Polk County Health Department are hosting free health screenings and information expo from 3-6 p.m. on Thursday at the Dundee Community Center.

Polk HealthCare Plan Prepares for Growth

4/17/2009
BARTOW | With the Polk HealthCare Plan debt closer to being paid off, county officials are talking more about how many uninsured residents it can help in 2009-10.

Polk HealthCare Plan Gets Director

4/8/2009
BARTOW | A doctor joining the Polk HealthCare Plan this month will guide that tax-funded program through changes intended to let it function more efficiently.

Medical Director Approved for Polk HealthCare Plan

4/8/2009
BARTOW | The Polk HealthCare Plan, where money from the local indigent-care sales tax gets spent, is adding a part-time medical director.

Polk Plan May Get Medical Consultant

2/27/2009
BARTOW | How soon the Polk HealthCare Plan needs a medical director became a hotly disputed topic Friday.

Polk Healthcare Plan Aims for Efficiency

1/23/2009
BARTOW | The Polk HealthCare Plan is being redesigned to make it more efficient while providing "quality, affordable, preventive health care."

Polk Healthcare Plan Aims for Efficiency

1/23/2009
BARTOW | The Polk HealthCare Plan is being redesigned to make it more efficient while providing "quality, affordable, preventive health care."

Healthcare Plan's Overrun at $12.5 Million

11/21/2008
BARTOW | The latest figures put last year’s cost overruns in the Polk HealthCare Plan at $12.5 million.

Florida KidCare Gives Option to Strapped Parents

11/21/2008
BARTOW | With unemployment claims the highest they've been in 16 years, health insurance is a major concern. Polk County's safety net coverage for adults - the Polk HealthCare Plan - has scaled back drastically on the number of people it can cover...

Despite Tough Economy, Health Clinic Will Open

10/21/2008
WINTER HAVEN | A new Winter Haven primary care clinic run by Central Florida Health Care remains on the calendar for 2009, despite cutbacks in the county's Polk HealthCare Plan for low-income residents. So does establishing a pharmacy at Central...

Polk HealthCare Plan Loses More Members

10/18/2008
BARTOW | As unemployment rates in Polk County keep increasing, the number of people enrolled in the countys tax-funded Polk HealthCare Plan keeps shrinking.

Polk Health Care Plan Loses 1,075 Members

10/17/2008
BARTOW | As unemployment rates in Polk County keep increasing, the number of people enrolled in the county's tax-funded Polk HealthCare Plan keeps shrinking. Between Sept. 15 and Wednesday, the number went from 4,186 to 3,111, a loss of 1,075. By...