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The December update shows that over 911,000 Floridians were disenrolled from Medicaid since DCF began its redetermination process in April. Of that total, about 420,000 were children.
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As enrollment numbers continue to drop, Health and Human Services wrote to Florida and eight other states asking them to work with federal authorities to find solutions and get people insured again.
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More than half of those removed from Medicaid were terminated for so-called “procedural,” reasons, like not responding to mail, outdated contact info or computer glitches.
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Joan Alker, executive director of Georgetown University's Center for Children and Families, says Florida officials can do a better job communicating eligibility to families who will still have benefits.
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After the COVID public health emergency ends this year, funding and continuous coverage requirements go away. A report says Florida's insurance programs for low-income families have more barriers to enrollment than other states.
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An analysis of the Medicaid and CHIP programs shows that during the first eight months of the pandemic, there was a 34% dip in services obtained by people under age 19 and a 22% decrease by adults.
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Florida has seen the second largest number of children to lose insurance during the Trump Administration, trailing only Texas. Combined, the two states had 41% of the nation's decline.
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The economic upheaval that has left hundreds of thousands of Floridians without jobs might also upend health insurance for children in working…
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Congress, in response to the coronavirus pandemic, set aside $13 billion to help safety-net hospitals that treat a majority of poor, elderly and disabled…
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By Daylina Miller Of the 8.6 million children in working families who are covered by public insurance, more than 70% have a parent who works at a large,...