low-income adults

Ballot Proposal To Expand Medicaid Pushed Back To 2022

By News Service of Florida • Aug 12, 2019

A political committee seeking to pass a constitutional amendment that would expand Medicaid eligibility has decided to push back the proposal to 2022.

Analysts To Weigh Medicaid Expansion Plan

By News Service of Florida • Jun 14, 2019
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State analysts this month will begin a series of meetings to consider the financial impact of a proposed constitutional amendment that would expand Medicaid coverage. 

AIDS Healthcare Foundation Says It Will Modify Design For Low-Income Housing In Fort Lauderdale

By • Feb 19, 2019

The nonprofit AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) told WLRN Monday that it is rethinking plans for a controversial low-income apartment complex being planned near the city's Downtown.

AHF received widespread criticism from neighbors and city officials about the size of the units and the development's location and density. 

"Overall, we've heard the concerns of the community and of the commission," Southern Bureau Chief for AHF Michael Kahane told WLRN. "We will do what it takes to make this a reality for the folks that so desperately need it."

Study: Medicaid Expansion Encourages More Poor Adults To Get Health Care

By Phil Galewitz of Kaiser Health News • Apr 19, 2016
Source: The Kaiser Family Foundation

In states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, low-income adults were more likely to see a doctor, stay overnight in a hospital and receive their first diagnoses of diabetes and high cholesterol, according to a study published Monday.

High Rate Of Uninsured Hispanic Kids Florida

By Lisa Gillespie of Kaiser Health News • Feb 3, 2016

The rate of Hispanic children without health insurance fell to a historic low in 2014, the first year that key parts of Obamacare took effect, but they still represent a disproportionate share of the nation’s uninsured youth, according to a new study.