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More than a hundred people attended an Agency for Healthcare Administration hearing in Tallahassee on a proposed rule prohibiting the state’s Medicaid program from covering gender-affirming treatments.
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National and state legal and LGBTQ-advocacy groups are preparing to fight a move by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to deny Medicaid coverage for treatments such as hormone therapy and puberty-blocking medication for transgender people.
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“In the mommy blog world, breast milk is called liquid gold and it’s done so for a reason," said Rep. Fiona McFarland (R-Sarasota).
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While Medicare coverage might expand during congressional budget reconciliation in the fall, a move is underway to give Florida voters the say on whether their state should expand its Medicaid program to more recipients.
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Florida could add 134,700 jobs, lower the number of uninsured residents by 852,000 and pump billions of additional federal dollars into the economy if it would expand Medicaid to low-income adults without children, according to a report released Thursday.
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Florida is in the midst of what some call a “maternal mortality crisis” Officials say mothers are dying preventable deaths, often months after childbirth. Florida lawmakers are hoping to fight that by extending the time mothers can receive health coverage through Medicaid from the current 2-months, to a year.
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The technology contract, which could be worth $135 million, has drawn scrutiny because the state Agency for Health Care Administration decided to award it to Deloitte this summer amid an uproar --- and litigation --- about problems with an online unemployment-compensation system that the company helped develop.
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Florida lawmakers are one step closer to adding a work requirement for Medicaid eligibility. The measure (HB 955) cleared the House Health Market reform…
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President Donald Trump’s plan to slash billions of dollars from Medicaid would hit small town America hardest, especially in Florida, according to a new…
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Poor Floridians may see less access to medical care. Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, D-FL, said the state is turning down billions of dollars in federal funding…