Carson Pedraza

Worried About Pre-existing Conditions? The ACA has you covered. For now.

The Affordable Care Act (ACT) requires that all health marketplace insurance plans cover treatment for pre-existing medical conditions. This means you can’t be rejected or charged more for your plans. Also, no insurance company can refuse to pay for essential health benefits for any condition you had before your coverage…...

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Worried About Pre-existing Conditions? The ACA has you covered. For now.

The Affordable Care Act (ACT) requires that all health marketplace insurance plans cover treatment for pre-existing medical conditions. This means you can’t be rejected or charged more for your plans. Also, no insurance company can refuse to pay for essential health benefits for any condition you had before your coverage…...

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Clay man with epilepsy to get award for advocacy, public education about the disease

Jacksonville.com, May 5, 2017 Joshua Prewitt of Clay County, suffered his first seizure at age 6 and has had them intermittently since. He has initiated several efforts to increase public education about epilepsy will receive an award at the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida’s Walk the Talk fundraiser May 20 in…...

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Walk the Talk for Epilepsy

The Epilepsy Foundation of Florida (EFOF) leads the fight to overcome the challenges of living with Epilepsy and to accelerate therapies to stop seizures, find cures, and save lives. You can help by participating in our annual fundraising campaigns at the Walk-the-Talk events. This weekend:  Saturday, May 6 in Miami and…...

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Walk the Talk for Epilepsy

The Epilepsy Foundation of Florida (EFOF) leads the fight to overcome the challenges of living with Epilepsy and to accelerate therapies to stop seizures, find cures, and save lives. You can help by participating in our annual fundraising campaigns at the Walk-the-Talk events. This weekend:  Saturday, May 6 in Miami and…...

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Michael J. Bowen: For epilepsy, Senate medical marijuana bill is ‘step in right direction’

Florida Politics, May 2, 2017 Michael Bowen, Guest Author You may have heard about a man having a grand mal seizure on the Florida Senate floor two weeks ago. That was me. I am a die-hard conservative activist. I support Floridians’ now-constitutional right to access medical marijuana. And I’m a…...

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Put Your Health First

EFOF Navigators are here to help you “Put Your Health First” through our #Coverage2Care education campaign.  Here are a few things to consider: Maintain a healthy lifestyle at home, work and in the community. Take an active role in making healthy choices everywhere you go by: Making time for physical activity.…...

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Inside South Florida – “Walk The Talk” For Epilepsy

CW, May 1. 2017 Dave Aizer chats with Marisol Valdes and Dyalmis Izquierdo about the upcoming “Walk The Talk” for Epilepsy fundraiser....

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Put Your Health First

EFOF Navigators are here to help you “Put Your Health First” through our #Coverage2Care education campaign.  Here are a few things to consider: Maintain a healthy lifestyle at home, work and in the community. Take an active role in making healthy choices everywhere you go by: Making time for physical activity.…...

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Helping those with epilepsy one walk at a time

Kevin D. Thompson April 27, 2017, Palm Beach Post To help raise awareness — and money — for Floridians who are battling epilepsy, The Epilepsy Foundation of Florida is scheduled to host its annual “Walk the Talk for Epilepsy” on Sunday at John Prince Park, west of Lake Worth. Registration starts…...

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