Medicaid

The lawsuit centers on part of Florida’s Medicaid system that contracts with managed-care plans to provide what are known as home- and community-based services for people who need long-term care.

With new restrictions on gender-affirming care, prisons confiscate underwear from transgender inmates and compel them to cut their hair.

CMS finally accepted Florida’s application for a waiver, but with the stipulation that the state provides 12 months of continuous coverage. But the state doesn't want to accept the agency's requirements.

About 3.7 million people are at immediate risk of losing coverage should the federal government cut funding for Medicaid expansions. Coverage could be at risk in the 40 states that have expanded Medicaid.

A new HHS rule would require Medicare and Medicaid to cover drugs like Wegovy or Zepbound for a large segment of Americans. But it’s unclear if it will will have support of the Trump administration.

The state discovered a glitch in its Medicaid eligibility system. The problem, alleged in court testimony, led to new mothers wrongly losing their insurance coverage.

A decrease appeared to end this summer as enrollment was virtually unchanged in July and slightly increased in August. But new data showed that about 31,000 fewer people in September from August.

The federal program offers disaster flexibilities that can make it easier for people to sign up for coverage and get treatments faster. A coalition of health and labor groups want the state to take full advantage.

A steep enrollment drop that started in spring 2023 appears to have ended. Newly posted numbers from the state show 4.372 million people were enrolled in August, up from 4.363 million in July.

Among the state's greatest challenges are health care coverage, access and affordability for women, according to the Commonwealth Fund report.