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Florida is one of 10 states where the Affordable Care Act's expansion of Medicaid for low-income adults has not been implemented.
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Several factors contributed to this year’s record-high 4.2 million enrollment in Florida and 21.3 million nationally.
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State Republican leaders have long rejected expanding eligibility for Medicaid, pointing in part to concerns about potential future costs.
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Biden said the country has made “enormous progress in expanding access to health insurance” through the six-month enrollment period, which closes Aug. 15.
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WMFE's Abe Aboraya, Robin Rudowitz (Kaiser Family Foundation), Miriam Harmatz (Florida Health Justice Project) and Anne Swerlick (Florida Policy Institute) offer their insight on "Intersection."
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More than 500,000 people nationally have signed up for Obamacare through March 31 since the special enrollment period began. Of those, more than 146,000 were in Florida.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis has resisted calls to expand Florida’s Medicaid eligibility, saying it would be too costly in future years.
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The president touted the success of the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday and urged struggling Americans to enroll in the plan.
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With 61,737 people enrolling from Feb. 15 to 28, the state accounted for nearly 30 percent of the new enrollment and far outpaced other states.
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A Florida Policy Institute report finds that expansion could save the state $200 million while extending coverage to over 900,000 residents. The Institute's Anne Swerlick discusses the possibility for expansion.
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Florida Covering Kids & Families was one of 30 “navigators” nationwide to receive additional federal funding for a 2021 special enrollment period.
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Studies show that nearly 2 million uninsured Floridians are eligible for subsidized health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.