KIDS LEARN, HAVE FUN AT STEM EVENT LOCAL | B1 PANAMA CITY LOCAL & STATE | B1 SHOW WELCOMES HOME PCB FAMILY Monday, July 22, 2019 www.newsherald.com @The_News_Herald facebook.com/panamacitynewsherald 75¢ Database tracking Hospitals eye US opioid epidemic options after deregulation Florida medical law last month eliminated centers now have certain state “certificate easier path to of need” requirements expand complex and for hospitals — regula- potentially lucrative tions that prevented some services facilities from adding some more complex services By Patrick McCreless because they were deemed [email protected] unneeded for their cover- @PCNHPatrickM age areas. Instead of having to prove a need, under the PANAMA CITY — Gulf new law hospitals instead Coast Regional Medical must meet only certain Center is mulling how it licensing requirements. might benefit from recent Florida has had the cer- state hospital deregulation tificate of need program while its competitor wants for decades and legislators to focus on its existing hur- have tried to remove it for ricane recovery plan. almost as long, arguing that Through the removal it makes the health care of certain regulations, system anti-competitive. state hospitals now have “The deregulation of the an easier path to expand certificate of need laws in medically complex and Florida will make it easier potentially lucrative ser- for the establishment of vices. Gulf Coast officials new hospitals and certain said they’re eyeing how the tertiary services,” Brad hospital could improve and Griffin, CEO of Gulf Coast offer more care options. Regional, wrote in a recent Bay Medical Sacred Heart email to The News Herald. administrators instead Neonatal intensive-care Nationally, about 144,000 people died from opioid overdoses from 2006-12. Another 211,000 deaths were already have a stead- units and organ transplants tallied 2013-17. [FILE PHOTO] fast plan in place to fully are considered types of ter- recover and grow without tiary services. the help of deregulation “Gulf Coast Regional is following damage from evaluating all of the options During seven-year period, Bay County Hurricane Michael. available to us as a result of Legislation that Gov. averaged 55.3 pills per resident each year Ron DeSantis signed into See HOSPITALS, A3 By Jayme Fraser epidemic. but the news organizations GateHouse Media After a yearlong court recently prevailed on appeal. SPORTS | C1 battle, The Washington Post The database, which the For the first time ever, the and HD Media, which owns Washington Post released IRELAND’S public can see details of who the Charleston Gazette-Mail, publicly Thursday, details manufactured pain pills and recently won public access 380 million times manu- LOWRY which pharmacies stocked to a key Drug Enforcement facturers sold opioids to them, revealing exactly what Administration database. pharmacies, physicians or CAPTURES drug companies knew as they The government and drug other distributors from 2006 flooded communities with industry opposed its release OPEN TITLE opioids that fueled a national and won the initial court case, See OPIOIDS, A3 Aide: Trump criticism not same as 4 Dems By Darlene Superville whom Trump is feuding over video clips of then-candidate President The Associated Press the direction of the country. Trump lambasting the United Donald Trump Trump’s words, according States, calling Barack Obama waves Friday BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. to Stephen Miller, were part “the most ignorant president as he boards — A top White House adviser of a political campaign to in our history” and saying Air Force One on Sunday claimed there was put America first and were “nobody respects us.” Criti- at Andrews Air a “huge difference” between not intended to sow discord, cizing Obama’s leadership, Force Base, Donald Trump’s criticisms while the first-term lawmak- the future Republican presi- Md. [MANUEL of America during the 2016 ers are bent on expressing dent said, “We don’t know BALCE CENETA/ presidential campaign and the “anti-American sentiment.” what we’re doing.” THE ASSOCIATED critiques by four Democratic Miller, during a television PRESS] congresswomen of color with interview, was shown several See TRUMP, A3 Panama City News Herald Diversions..................... 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Actor Danny Glover is 73. is 55. Actor Patrick Labyorteaux Selena Gomez is 27. Britain’s Prince Panama City Beach Parkway Singer Mireille Mathieu is 73. is 54. Rock musician Pat Badger George of Cambridge is 6. in Panama City Beach. WEDNESDAY ‘ADVENTURES IN ALYS’: 10 a.m. at the Amphitheatre in Alys Beach off County 30A. Actors with the Seaside Repertory Theatre pres- ent a free, one-of-a-kind storytelling experience for children of all ages. Details: LoveTheRep.com MOVIES AND MORE: 6 p.m. at Camp Helen State Park, Ava Savage 23937 Panama City Beach Grade 3 Parkway, Panama City CATCH OF THE DAY Breakfast Point Academy Beach. Tonight: “Over the Hedge.” We want to see your catch of the day: Post your photos to the News Herald Facebook page with your OPEN MIC: 6-8 p.m.