medicaid expansion

The Florida Senate has officially narrowed the list of Medicaid alternative plans pending in the legislature from three, to two.Lawmakers in the upper…

The chances of insuring more low-income Floridians is fading. Florida lawmakers could adjourn the 2013 legislative session next Friday without an…

Under the federal health law states have the option to expand their Medicaid programs to include more low-income people. A million more Floridians are…

Florida lawmakers continue to grapple with how best to serve the state’s uninsured population. The group is estimated to be nearly four million, and the…

The Florida House has reinforced its decision not to accept any federal funding to extend health insurance coverage to people who would have otherwise…

Reactions to a house plan expanding health insurance coverage to an additional 115,000 uninsured Floridians is getting the cold shoulder from Governor…

Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford and Representative Richard Corcoran have crafted an alternative to the Federal Medicaid Expansion under the…

House Speaker Will Weatherford says he’s now open to considering some federal aid to increase insurance access to more people. It’s a change from where…

A “Plan C” alternative to expanding Medicaid under the federal health law is now moving through the Senate. The proposal by Republican Senator Aaron Bean,…

Florida lawmakers rejected an expansion of the state’s Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act but are coming up with alternatives.Republicans…