Advocating for Access to Health CareFlorida Health Justice Project engages in comprehensive advocacy to expand health care access and promote health equity for vulnerable Floridians. |
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Health Justice Requires Racial Justice:
Florida Health Justice Project Joins Demands to End Systemic Racism and Police Brutality Read statement from FHJP team here |
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Coronavirus and Health Care Access
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The Case for Medicaid Expansion:The Florida Health Justice Project speaks with Dr. Olveen Carrasquillo, a leading Miami physician, about the challenges faced by his many uninsured patients and the devastating impact from Florida’s failure to expand Medicaid.
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FEATURED PROJECT
Florida Health Justice Stories
KellyAfter a lifetime of security and serenity living in her own home, Kelly Percival’s life was jolted into crisis after an unfortunate accident left her hobbling and a global pandemic left her unemployed.
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AleneAlene, a 74 year old Brevard County native, worked her entire life. After retiring from her career in customer service, she found herself itching to get back to work. In her late 60s, she started a second career as a security guard. But at age 71, she started to experience severe pain and trouble walking.
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GeorgeGeorge, a 56 year old truck driver and native of Pennsylvania moved to Florida in 2019 to be closer to his daughter. He had suffered heart problems in the past and hoped that the move to Florida would decrease his stress levels.
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Featured Recent Training:Florida Elder Health Justice in the Time of COVID-19
Session Recordings, Materials and CLE Credit Available Here |
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FHJP in the News
Do Florida Lawmakers know COVID-19 is a public health emergency? They're not acting like it | Opinion FHJP's Miriam Harmatz & Alison Yager wrote an op-ed in the Miami Herald about Florida's need to expand Medicaid during the COVID pandemic Read more |
Medicaid could keep even more people healthy if Florida agreed to expand it | Opinion FHJP Executive Director Miriam Harmatz wrote an op-ed in the Miami Herald to commemorate Medicaid's 54th birthday. Read more |
Medicare doesn't cover dental care. For many Florida seniors, that's a problem. FHJP's Stories Project connected Sonia and Miguel with a Miami Herald reporter, who then wrote about the need for adding a dental benefit to Medicare. Read more |
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