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Health care
A trial over Florida Medicaid eligibility is scheduled for May 13
A federal judge has scheduled a trial for May 13 in a lawsuit over people being dropped from Florida’s Medicaid program after redetermination
Florida appeals in a Medicaid dispute with the feds
Florida has appealed in a dispute involving a program that has helped generate billions of dollars in Medicaid money for hospitals.
Tampa elected officials, advocates call for Medicaid expansion
Listen: Florida is one of only ten states that hasn’t expanded access to Medicaid. Tampa city leaders and activists gathered across from the Tampa General Hospital today to call for the expansion of coverage. Political...
Experts review the legal and medical status of reproductive rights & technologies today. Surrogacy lawyer Roia Barrios and reproductive endocrinologist & obgyn fertility specialist Dr. Carolina Sueldo discuss the Alabama IVF law, "fetal personhood," the...
Florida Legislature sends healthcare bills to Gov. Ron DeSantis
Healthcare bills were formally sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday after almost unanimously passing the Legislature.
Two Important Books On American Women’s Lives
Felicia Kornbluh – A Woman’s Life Is a Human Life A Woman’s Life Is A Human Life – My Mother, Our Neighbor and the Journey from Reproductive Rights to Reproductive Justice is the story of...
Medicaid enrollment in Florida plummets to below 4.8 million
Enrollment in Florida’s Medicaid program dipped slightly below 4.8 million in January, continuing months of decreases.
Medicaid expansion could be on the 2026 ballot in Florida
Listen: There’s an effort going on now to place Medicaid expansion on the 2026 ballot in Florida. This comes as Florida is one of only ten states that haven’t expanded Medicaid. Jake Flaherty is the...
State Senate passes bill funding healthcare access, but still no Medicaid expansion
Listen: A package expanding healthcare access and resources passed in the State Senate Thursday. However, Medicaid expansion is still a no-go. The bill, sponsored by Republican Senator Colleen Burton, was passed unanimously in the full...
Florida House panel backs its version of a healthcare bill; it does not expand Medicaid
The bill is similar to one in the Senate and calls for expanding medical residency programs to try to keep more new doctors in Florida.
Florida Senate is ready to pass its healthcare plan
The Senate Fiscal Policy Committee unanimously passed two bills, setting the stage for the full Senate to vote as early as next week.
The open enrollment period to obtain subsidized health insurance from the federal marketplace (Obamacare) closes on January 16. Free, unbiased health care navigators from Florida Covering Kids and Families (FCKF) are standing by to assist...
