Low Income Pool

One of the most-important parts of a Medicaid “waiver” that Florida has received from the federal government is the authority to receive up to $1.5…

The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Tuesday it is revamping rules that define how states can collect money to fund supplemental…

Despite fears that the move could cut access to health care for poor residents, Florida has won approval from the federal government for a change that…

Proposed changes to Florida’s Medicaid eligibility requirements would make it harder for people to get coverage after they become sick.The state is…

Florida hospitals recently learned that an agreement between the state and federal governments will provide them with up to $1.5 billion to cover care for…

Dealing with two major issues in Florida's health-care system, federal officials Thursday approved a five-year extension of a statewide Medicaid managed…

Ride-for-hire services like Lyft and Uber will have to comply with statewide rules, and religious expression at public schools will be explicitly...

Gov. Rick Scott late Friday signed 13 bills, including a 59-page health care bill that is linked to the new state budget.The so-called “conforming” bill…

A dispute over cuts to hospitals is one of the reasons Florida lawmakers had to postpone their final votes on the new state budget to this week. It was…

The state budget includes deep cuts to hospitals that serve the poor and lawmakers are betting on federal money to help offset the losses.But that federal…