Medicaid Expansion

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.

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.

U.S. Rep. Cathy Castor, D-Tampa, and healthcare advocates held a media conference Monday to highlight a long-shot effort in the Florida House to expand Medicaid through the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan.

A new report says as many as 2,776 older Floridians died prematurely between 2014 and 2017 because of the state’s failure to expand Medicaid, second...

State economists Tuesday agreed to disagree when it comes to the financial impact that a proposed constitutional amendment to expand Medicaid would have...

State economists are struggling to come up with estimates of how much it would cost the state and how it would affect Florida’s economy if voters...

By Christine Sexton / News Service of Florida Some of Florida’s smaller and poorer counties are worried that expanding Medicaid access to low-income...

By Daylina Miller A new report says Florida could save nearly $200 million in fiscal year 2022-23 by expanding the Medicaid program.

A proposed constitutional amendment that would expand eligibility for the Medicaid program has passed a key initial threshold, readying it for review by...

A new report shows that in Florida - one of 14 states that did not expand Medicaid - the uninsured rate for women of childbearing age is more than twice...