Medicaid

Roundup of news headlines produced for WMNF Community Radio: Craft breweries, Tampa's streetcar, and discussions on Medicaid.

As Senate Republicans have been engaged in private discussions about restructuring Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income individuals, to fund the extension of Trump’s $4.6 trillion tax cuts from 2017, along with other tax...

Roundup of news headlines produced for WMNF Community Radio. Stories include topics on ICE raids and Medicaid cuts.

Florida Lawmakers in 2011 created a system in which most Medicaid beneficiaries are required to enroll in managed-care plans.

DeSantis blasts lawmakers’ immigration bill  Florida lawmakers passed a $500 million immigration proposal on Tuesday. But Gov. Ron DeSantis said it isn’t good enough. The bill also strips immigration enforcement powers from the governor. U.S....

Listen: A leaked list from US House Republicans proposes over 2 trillion dollars in Medicaid cuts- and it could affect more than 4 million Floridians relying on it. Politico reports the list emerged from the House...

Florida has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over a program that provides subsidized health insurance to children.

A judge found Florida's prohibition on Medicaid coverage for transgender individuals’ treatments violated federal health care laws.

A judge is requiring Florida’s Medicaid program to provide incontinence supplies to adults with disabilities.

Medicaid enrollment in Florida has steadily decreased since the end of the COVID-19 federal public health emergency.

Almost all of the new money raised by the Florida Decides Healthcare committee came from the California-based Tides Foundation.

A losing bidder has filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent Florida health officials from moving forward with new Medicaid managed-care contracts.