Medicaid

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...

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Florida House Speaker Paul Renner reiterated opposition to expanding eligibility for the Medicaid program.

The federal government and Florida contended that Moffitt submitted improper claims to Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE.

Individual Florida lawmakers’ budget requests have reached $3.8 billion in the Senate and $5.99 billion in the House.

Florida is trying to fend off a potential class-action lawsuit over dropping people from the Medicaid program.

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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.