Medicaid

DOGE has targeted The Social Security Administration for billions of dollars in budget cuts, SWFL residents are speaking out at a town hall led by Martin O’Malley.

Not cozying up to dictators; Medicare, Medicaid, veterans' benefits are crossover issues bringing Democrats and Republicans together; 1,000 pledge to attend anti-Trump policies rally in Naples.

A rally to protest possible cuts in Social Security and Medicare will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at the Naples Hilton, 5111 Tamiami Trail North in Naples.

A federal judge has cleared the way for a class-action lawsuit that alleges Florida did not properly inform people before dropping them from the Medicaid program after a COVID-19 public health emergency ended.

Saying that notices sent by the state “border on incomprehensible,” attorneys for Medicaid beneficiaries fired back this week in a potential class-action lawsuit alleging Florida has not provided adequate information before dropping people from the health-care program.

The state Agency for Health Care Administration has reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit that is expected to lead to the Medicaid program providing incontinence supplies to adults with disabilities, according to court documents.

The state wants a federal judge to put on hold a ruling aimed at keeping children with complex medical conditions out of nursing homes, saying a shortage of nurses would make it “impossible” to comply with a key part of the decision.

After a decade-long legal fight, a federal judge Friday ordered Florida to make changes to keep children with “complex” medical conditions out of nursing homes and help them receive care in their family homes or communities.

The pandemic forced states to not kick anyone off the Medicaid rolls. That ended in April. But many of those booted from the health insurance program now scramble to keep their eligibility.

Florida’s Medicaid coverage is about to undergo large-scale changes in the coming year.