In 2024, more than 22,000 children were dropped from Florida's subsidized KidCare program as the state, led by Florida Republicans, challenged federal eligibility protections for health insurance. This makes Florida the only state opposing the new federal health insurance protections specifically designed for children, citing issues like failing to pay premiums. Critics argue this move plays politics with children's health, affecting families, particularly those with children who have complex conditions. The controversy is underscored by a record-breaking ACA enrollment, juxtaposed with a high number of disenrollments from Medicaid.
Yet again, Democrats resort to dishonesty because they don’t have legitimate points. KidCare was always a bridge for families to help them achieve self sufficiency. So, when someone gets on a private health care plan that means un-enrollment from the state program. This process… https://t.co/clSpQ7r8NF
Florida is a tale of two cities. We have record-breaking #ACA enrollment, but our Governor has disenrolled hundreds of thousands of people, including children with complex conditions, from Medicaid coverage. It is shameful. https://t.co/zjPbaRmnfk
🚨The DeSantis administration is paying lawyers to sue the federal government to make it easier to kick kids off healthcare. 22,000 children have already lost KidCare. Instead of protecting them, Republicans are going after Florida’s sickest kids. https://t.co/3nqavrnD0b
In a move that some have called “egregious,” #Florida since January has dropped more than 22,000 children from a subsidized health insurance program for failing to pay premiums despite the federal government saying it cannot. https://t.co/EkHr92Zmi8 via @christinesexton
It's outrageous 22K children in Florida are losing their healthcare because Florida Republicans are trying to play politics. These are children! What are Republicans trying to prove to these kids? And Florida is the only state doing this... https://t.co/yStv70eTSi
More than 22K children dropped from Florida KidCare in 2024 as state challenges federal eligibility protections. Florida is the only state challenging the new federal health insurance protections for children. https://t.co/6UC7Y2nPB0
More than 22K children dropped from Florida KidCare in 2024 as state challenges federal eligiblity protections Reporting by @ChristineSexton https://t.co/qQQWf907YT #FlaPol