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Medicaid
A court considers restrictions on health care for transgender Floridians
A judge found Florida's prohibition on Medicaid coverage for transgender individuals’ treatments violated federal health care laws.
A judge OKs a settlement in Florida’s Medicaid class action
A judge is requiring Florida’s Medicaid program to provide incontinence supplies to adults with disabilities.
Medicaid enrollment continues to decrease in Florida
Medicaid enrollment in Florida has steadily decreased since the end of the COVID-19 federal public health emergency.
Florida Medicaid expansion measure raises $225,000 more
Almost all of the new money raised by the Florida Decides Healthcare committee came from the California-based Tides Foundation.
Medicaid contracts in Florida spark a lawsuit
A losing bidder has filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent Florida health officials from moving forward with new Medicaid managed-care contracts.
A ballot initiative to expand Medicaid in Florida gets $250,000
Hoping to pass a Florida constitutional amendment in 2026 expanding eligibility for Medicaid, a committee received a $250,000 contribution.
Wrangling continues over the financial impact statement for Florida’s abortion rights amendment
A panel is trying to agree on a “financial impact statement,” which will appear on the ballot with the proposed constitutional amendment.
A judge had found that the prohibition on Medicaid coverage for hormone therapy and puberty blockers violated federal healthcare laws.
Medicaid enrollment in Florida continues to decline
Enrollment in Florida’s Medicaid program continued to drop in May, with 4.423 million people receiving health care through the system.
Medicaid eligibility trial rescheduled to July
The class-action lawsuit is over people being dropped from Florida’s Medicaid program after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Medicaid Expansion is in Our Hands Now
Florida is one of only 10 states that has not already expanded Medicaid coverage to low-income childless adults as allowed under the Affordable Care Act. Now, Florida healthcare advocates are mounting a petition drive to...
Florida has challenged federal guidelines for the CHIP/KidCare program of subsidized health insurance for tens of thousands of children.
