Healthcare Policy: Rachel Rodriguez Announces Florida Gov Run | Medical Freedom, Mandates & Ethics

Florida attorney Rachel Rodriguez joins NursesOutLoud to announce her run for Governor — and expose what still isn’t fixed after COVID: mandates, medical freedom, and hospital power.

Jodi O’Malley connects the legal fight to real-world nursing ethics: informed consent, retaliation, documentation, and courage that actually acts.

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Guest: Rachel Rodriguez

• Campaign: https://Rachel4gov.com

• Firm: https://VerusLaw.Group

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro + why this matters

4:20 Governor run announcement + why now

10:00 Medical freedom isn’t restored + what’s still blocked

15:00 Why courts failed families + why leadership is next

17:40 Protocols vs patients: what nurses witnessed

19:30 PREP/CARES incentives + accountability barriers

34:00 Hospital administrators + “perverse incentives”

44:10 Documentation: what protects patients (and nurses)

47:30 Courage as action: what nurses can do now

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