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Enrollment in Florida’s Medicaid program has dropped by more than 670,000 people since April 2023.

A federal judge will hear a lawsuit alleging Florida has not provided adequate information before dropping people from the Medicaid program.

A bill calls for Florida to study expanding Medicaid to cover people ages 18 to 26 who might not otherwise be able to have health insurance.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration disputes that it defied a federal judge’s decision on blocking Medicaid coverage for transgender people.

Enrollment in Florida’s Medicaid program decreased by more than 92,000 people in September, continuing a troubling trend.

Attorneys for Medicaid beneficiaries allege that Florida has not provided adequate information before dropping people coverage.

Medicaid processing issues A state Senate committee met yesterday morning in Tallahassee to discuss Florida’s turbulent Medicaid redetermination process. One key topic on the table was excessively long wait times for Medicaid’s call center.  ...

A state Senate committee met to discuss Florida' s Medicaid redetermination process. WMNF's Chris Young reports.

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