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A hearing is set for November over a law that blocks Medicaid coverage for some medical care for transgender Floridians

A judge had found that the prohibition on Medicaid coverage for hormone therapy and puberty blockers violated federal healthcare laws.
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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.
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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...
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The Biden administration wants a judge to dismiss Florida’s challenge to children’s health insurance guidelines

Florida has challenged federal guidelines for the CHIP/KidCare program of subsidized health insurance for tens of thousands of children.
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Florida challenges the feds on a new health care rule

Florida has sued over a new federal health care rule on treatments like hormone therapy & puberty blockers for transgender people.
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Are you a Floridian who has been kicked off the Medicaid rolls? Here’s where you can get help

W talk about health care and how to get insurance coverage, even as Florida boots people off Medicare rolls. Will Florida expand Medicaid?

The Scoop: Wed. April 17th, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Bob Graham dies  Former Florida Senator and Governor Bob Graham has died at the age of 87. Medicaid trial A court date is set for a lawsuit over how the state has handled removing people...
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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
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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.

The Scoop: Thu., March 28, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

A congressional redistricting plan pushed by Governor DeSantis in 2022 has been rejected by a panel of three federal judges.
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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.

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