Showing posts with label medicaid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label medicaid. Show all posts

Sunday, February 4, 2024

Florida group seeks to put Medicaid expansion before voters


Policy experts and healthcare providers are again trying to enshrine Medicaid expansion in Florida's constitution through a ballot initiative. The petition, unveiled Thursday, seeks to open Medicaid's doors to millions of uninsured Floridians.....Read More

Monday, June 19, 2023

More than 1 million dropped from Medicaid as states start post-pandemic purge of rolls


More than 1 million people have been dropped from Medicaid in the past couple months as some states moved swiftly to halt health care coverage following the end of the coronavirus pandemic.

The includes in Florida, where hundreds of thousands have been dropped.

Most got dropped for not filling out paperwork.

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Nearly one million Floridians could lose their health insurance; here are their options


About 900,000 Floridians are at risk of losing their health insurance through Medicaid. During the COVID-19 pandemic Medicaid coverage expanded because eligibility requirements were loosened.

But that expansion ended in April, so people might be in danger of losing their Medicaid because they’re no longer eligible.

Current Medicaid enrollees should 1) update their contact information with the Department of Children and Families, 2) look for a letter with a yellow stripe 3) respond to any requests for renewals or documents from the Department of Children and Families or Florida Healthy Kids.

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Hundreds of thousands of Floridians at risk of losing Medicaid


According to the Associated Press, as states begin checking everyone’s eligibility for the first time in three years, up to 14 million of the 84 million people currently on Medicaid could lose their coverage.

Local healthcare leaders estimate 900,000 Floridans are at risk of losing their Medicaid coverage. They say those who have been covered through the pandemic are now being notified of renewal in waves, which started April 1st.

At True Health, a local healthcare nonprofit that, they help people with their Medicaid paperwork while also providing medical services. Their regional director of operations, Jafet Rios, has worked in insurance enrollment for the last 10 years. He shared that many on Medicaid are now getting renewal notices in the mail with yellow stripes. He says that is a sign you could be at risk, and you need to file out paperwork to renew. He explained there are many reasons why someone may lose their eligibility.

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