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Local Family Leading the Fight Against Epilepsy with 5th “Walk the Talk”

By Lizzieg, Naples News October 30, 2014 Naples, FL – On November 1st, the Southwest Florida Walk to benefit the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida known as the “Walk the Talk”, will return to North Collier Regional Park for the fifth time. Danny Rosenfeld and his family have been organizing this…...

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Art-Therapy Program Helps Epilepsy Victims Open Up

By Hanna Marcus, The Gainesville Sun October 27, 2014 In the south tower lobby of UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital, people walk hand-in-hand and ask for the elevators. Nurses whistle their way up the stairs while passers-by click the heels of their shoes across the floor, sniffing at hospital-cafeteria smells.…...

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Epilepsy Awareness Month

Published by: News 4 Jax October 2, 2014 Viktor El- Saieh, the North East Executive Director of the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida, talks to News 4 Jax about Epilepsy Awareness Month. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Click here to be directed to the video....

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Epilepsy Foundation of Florida to Hold Reception at Gables Museum, Oct.30

By Gloria Burns, Community Newspapers October 1, 2014 The Epilepsy Foundation of Florida (EFOF) will be launching its November Epilepsy Awareness activities with its annual “Let’s Talk About It – Unmasking Epilepsy Masquerade Cocktail Reception” on Oct. 30, 6:30 p.m., at the Coral Gables Museum. Guests at this fundraising affair…...

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Epilepsy Foundation CEO Applauds Supreme Court Ruling on Obamacare

Published by Local 10 News June 25, 2015 Karen Basha Egozi, CEO of the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida,  talks to Local 10 News about the Affordable Care Act. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player To see more click here...

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Community Organizers Transform Florida into Obamacare Enrollment Powerhouse

By Izzy Lyman, Florida Watchdog April 16, 2015 After the second enrollment period in the Affordable Care Act’s Health Benefit Exchanges ended in February, the state of Florida – at 1.6 million enrollees – led the nation. The Sunshine State enrollees–the vast majority of whom are entitled to subsidies–have been…...

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Free Help with Healthcare Enrollment

Publish by 20 WCJB-TV February 3, 2015 GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The second enrollment period to sign up for Obamacare ends in two weeks. Getting help with enrollment is as easy as a phone call. New data shows the Sunshine State is leading the country in healthcare enrollment – more than 1.2…...

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Programs Offer Assistance With Signing Up for Health Insurance

By Brooke Baitinger, WUFT-FM January 30, 2015 Farah Marcellus traveled half an hour from her home in Starke, Florida to the Millhopper Branch Library in Gainesville to receive help signing up for health insurance. Closer health insurance enrollment options were available to the 37-year-old, but on Jan. 22 she drove the longer distance to meet with a…...

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Uninsured get Help Signing Up for Health Insurance at Wooly

By Kendall Prior, The Independent Florida Alligator January 26, 2015 Uninsured members of the community were able to compare medical insurance options and enroll online at The Wooly over the weekend. Enroll America, The Links Inc. Gainesville chapter and the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida held the event Saturday to help…...

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Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment Going Well in Jacksonville, Advocates Say

By John Burr, Jacksonville Business Journal January 23, 2015 U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell stood Friday afternoon in the expansive donated storefront in Regency Square Mall urging people in Jacksonville to sign up for the Affordable Care Act. As of Jan. 16, almost 1.3 million people in…...

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