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Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility/Enrollment in Florida and the End of …

WebIn January 2020, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared a COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), which has recently been …

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Demystifying Florida’s Medicaid/KidCare Income Eligibility Criteria

WebThousands of Florida families risk losing health coverage once the federal COVID public health emergency ends. Now more than ever, it is critical that people have access to …

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New Legislation Would Help Reduce Health Disparities Among …

WebPassage of HB 855 (Bartleman) and SB 1258 (Jones) would be an essential step toward reducing health and health care disparities in Florida, and particularly timely given …

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Improving Health Equity

WebImproving health outcomes for Black and Brown Floridians. Lawmakers in Florida should heed the call to make reducing health and health care disparities a prime …

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Fully Funding Mental and Behavioral Health Services

WebFully Fund Mental and Behavioral Health Services. Our state ranks 48th nationwide on access to mental health care — an estimated 633,000 Florida adults with …

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Expanding Medicaid Eligibility

WebFor example, in Florida alone, expanding Medicaid could cover more than 113,000 uninsured “essential or frontline workers,” people whose jobs likely require them …

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If Florida Leaders Are Serious About Reducing Health Disparities …

WebFlorida leaders are taking notice of longstanding racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care, largely due to the staggering impact of COVID-19 on communities of color. …

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Enhancing Medicaid School-based Services

WebIn August 2018, we released a report detailing an opportunity to significantly increase funding for school-based health services in Florida. The report’s author, senior …

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Amendment 5 Threatens the Health of Florida's Current

WebAmendment 5 Puts Florida on a Collision Course with Population Growth and Future Health Care Needs. Florida’s current standing on multiple national health care rankings is …

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SNAP Participants in Florida are Seeing Smaller

WebEmergency allotments (EA) ended. DCF automatically supplemented SNAP allotments of current recipients up to the maximum for a household’s size for July 2021.However, EA …

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Florida Budget Proposals in Brief: Health and Human Services

WebThe Florida House’s FY 2024-25 budget proposal (HB 5001) totals $115.5 billion and represents a $969 million (or a 0.83 percent) reduction compared to the current budget. …

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More Children Eligible for Florida’s KidCare Program with Less …

WebThis means that instead of paying $15 or $20 per month for the household, then seeing a jump to $259 per month for each child, eligible families would pay household premiums …

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Florida’s Safety Net Lives Up To its Name During

WebSafety Net Programs are Helping. Safety net programs are living up to their name during the pandemic. In the past 12 months, almost 750,000 more people have …

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Congress Must Act to Help Thousands of Floridians in the …

WebEmergency allotments (EA) ended. DCF automatically supplemented SNAP allotments of current recipients up to the maximum for a household’s size for July 2021.However, EA …

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New Census Data Can Help Gauge How Much Floridians Have Lost …

WebThe Household Pulse Survey shows that Floridians expect a $5.3 million loss in employment income, which amounts to almost 32 percent. Compounding these …

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Florida Amends Medicaid 'Good Cause' Rule to Include

WebDCF opens offices. DCF has reopened its brick-and-mortar storefronts, which were previously closed due to coronavirus.. DCF adds call center numbers. DCF has added a …

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Top 5 Things to Know About SB 1718, Florida’s New Immigration …

WebThe Legislature passed Senate Bill (SB) 1718 in the 2023 session, which covers over a dozen policy areas that target Floridians without a documented …

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Florida House and Senate FY 2023-24 Budget Proposals: What to …

WebDCF opens offices. DCF has reopened its brick-and-mortar storefronts, which were previously closed due to coronavirus.. DCF adds call center numbers. DCF has …

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