medicaid expansion

In a possible alternative to expanding Medicaid, a Senate committee Tuesday is expected to take up a proposal aimed at helping low-income Floridians get…

Senator Joe Negron’s bill, SPB 7038, otherwise known as “Negron-Care” got a unanimous vote by the chamber’s appropriations committee. And Democrats, who…

Sen. Joe Negron (R-Plant City) has released his proposal to cover an additional million low-income people who would have otherwise been eligible for…

State Representative Mike Fasano is calling the legislature’s decision not to expand Medicaid under the federal health law a quote “cop out”. Fasano made…

Update 7:10 pm: In a 7-4 party line vote, the Senate Select Committee on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shut the door permanently on an…

Protesters descended on the Capitol Thursday, some of them dressed as characters from the film “The Wizard of Oz”, to demand the expansion of Medicaid.…

Update 5:15 pm: House Speaker Will Weatherford is clarifying remarks about his family's uninsured status when he was a child. Tuesday Weatherford…

The legislature has kicked off its annual lawmaking session and Medicaid is shaping up to be a big battle. Florida would see billions of dollars flow into…

The House Affordable Care Act Committee says Florida can’t afford to expand Medicaid to some one million additional low-income Floridians. Republican…

The nation’s healthcare system is changing. In the next few years, under the federal healthcare law, the Affordable Care Act, more people will gain access…