Florida is facing a crisis as thousands of children are losing their Medicaid coverage due to policy changes, with over 460,000 kids already affected. The state's complex system of renewing Medicare recipients has led to nearly a million people losing health insurance. Advocates are calling for Florida to expand Medicaid to address the issue.
Since Medicaid was created 60 years ago, it’s been expanded again and again. @johnyangtv looks at Georgia’s unique and controversial program to expand Medicaid coverage, but only for those who meet a word requirement. https://t.co/UkcQ0Z4WRk
This is happening today. Since April 2023, 460,000 kids in Florida have lost Medicaid coverage — 1.3 million patients in total. It’s time for Florida to expand Medicaid! https://t.co/0wR9Spg7Eh
CBS News Miami's Jim @DeFede examines why nearly a million people in Florida have lost their health insurance for "procedural reasons" because of the state's complex system of renewing Medicare recipients. https://t.co/U1K3y5qRa8
A Port St. Lucie kid with complicated medical needs is losing his coverage on Easter Sunday — and his family is claiming the notice was sudden. https://t.co/1Yoi44ip0V
Thousands of Florida’s most needy kids are losing their Medicaid coverage this weekend. https://t.co/1uUxa2ke6F
Medicaid is the nation’s largest health insurance program, covering nearly 80 million people, or more than 1 in 5 Americans. For many people who have low incomes or a disability, or who are either very young or very old, it’s a vital government program. https://t.co/ZCXoO5gQbN
"'Obamacare' is becoming a politically untouchable part of the safety net, like Social Security & Medicare. More than 45m now rely on ACA for coverage, & its protections for preexisting conditions have transformed many Americans’ experience of health care" https://t.co/IxUqEGm6w6
Nonprofit groups have received an uptick in calls from parents whose children's Medicaid coverage will lapse Sunday as Florida has dropped over 460,000 children from the state's program after a pandemic-era policy ended. https://t.co/6KGqTHJtAC
More than 1 in 5 Americans are covered by Medicaid, the nation's biggest health insurance program. For many people who have low incomes, a disability, or who are either very young or very old, it's a vital government program. @johnyangtv reports. https://t.co/meMn4bnZkI
Be thankful this holiday weekend if you’re not losing vital Medicaid coverage for your special needs child, because that’s happening to thousands of kids in Florida on Easter Sunday. Here’s our @nbc6 report. https://t.co/GLeiNJ4iA3