Medicaid expansion.

Jodi Ray of Florida Covering Kids & Families says one reason for the jump may be the Biden administration’s push for more resources toward marketing and outreach, particularly through the American Rescue Plan.

Researchers are calling for policy changes to improve health equity. They say one way Florida can do that is by expanding Medicaid.

More than 2 million adults are uninsured because their states have not accepted Medicaid expansion. Congressional Democrats want to offer them coverage in the bill being debated, but competition to get into that package is fierce.

While Medicare coverage might expand during congressional budget reconciliation in the fall, a move is underway to give Florida voters the say on whether the state should expand Medicaid.

State Rep. Omari Hardy, D-West Palm Beach, and Rep. Dotie Joseph, D-North Miami, are among those to express their disappointment in the health spending proposal.

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."

Gov. Ron DeSantis has resisted calls to expand Florida’s Medicaid eligibility, saying it would be too costly in future years.

The federal COVID relief package offers holdout states more money for expansion. Alison Yager and Zinzi Bailey with the Florida Health Justice Project talk about why the lawmakers need to act.

State Sen. Aaron Bean's bare-bones Florida Health Choices Plus plan is no longer an option.An amendment presented by state Sen. Joe Negron removed the…