A federal budget blueprint passed by Republicans in Congress is raising alarms from South Florida Democratic leaders and health care professionals.
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, whose district includes parts of Broward and Miami-Dade counties, participated this week in a “Medicaid Day of Action” to raise awareness of what those cuts might mean for Floridians.
“ Essentially, they're taking what is a lifeline for Florida's low-income populations. We have 4 million people in Florida who get their health care from Medicaid, half of that is children; 110,000 of those are in my congressional district alone.”
In 2023, 27% of Miami-Dade County residents were covered by Medicaid, 18.3% in Broward, 16.5% in Palm Beach and 12% in Monroe.
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