Our Mission
Expanding health care access and promoting health equity for vulnerable Floridians. |
About Florida Health Justice Project (FHJP)Florida Health Justice Project recognizes that access to quality and affordable health care is a human right and engages in comprehensive advocacy to expand healthcare access and promote health equity for vulnerable Floridians. |
Our StrategyWe explain how local, state and federal policies impact health outcomes for vulnerable populations, and we collaborate on solutions addressing Florida's profound health challenges.
Our advocacy includes short issue briefs, comment letters, and litigation.
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Publications & News
Administration's "Public Charge" Rule Threatens Health and Well-being of all FloridiansThe federal government has finalized a “public charge” rule that threatens the health of over 1,000,000 low-wealth Floridians, weaponizing health and human services programs against lawfully present immigrants and their families. The rule would harm over a hundred thousand U.S.-born children in Florida, as fear and confusion about this technical and complex rule may discourage many immigrant families from enrolling or keeping their children in public assistance programs that are vital for low-income families.
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Video: Florida's Health Care Coverage Gap
Watch our new video that explains Florida's health care coverage gap.
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FHJP and partner civil legal aid groups file suit against Florida state agencies for improperly stripping Medicaid from patients whose original eligibility was related to their adoption or disabilities
“This lawsuit seeks to rectify an issue we previously sought to address with the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) to no avail,” said Katy DeBriere, legal director of Florida Health Justice Project. “In administering Florida’s Medicaid program on behalf of the Agency for Health Care Administration, DCF is systematically failing to provide federally guaranteed benefits to those whose eligibility criteria have changed but who nonetheless remain eligible for Medicaid." Read more |
Happy Birthday Medicaid!
FHJP Executive Director Miriam Harmatz writes an op-ed in the Miami Herald to commemorate Medicaid's 54th birthday.
Read Miriam's op-ed 
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Elder Health Challenges
Repeal of Retroactive Medicaid Eligibility
In 2018, Florida received approval from the federal government to “waive” the Retroactive Medicaid Eligibility (RME) section of the Medicaid statute for non-pregnant adults over 21 and to limit coverage to one month. This elimination of RME is hurting low-income frail and disabled Floridians and critical safety net health care providers. Read more
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Adding an Oral Health Benefit to MedicareWhen the Medicare Program was created in 1965, the major connection between oral health and overall wellness was not as well understood, and the Program excluded coverage of medically necessary dental care. While the connection between oral health and overall health outcomes is now proven, many people who rely on Medicare have limited access, or no access, to dental care. Read more
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The Florida Health Justice Project, a nonprofit organization, recognizes that access to quality and affordable health care is a human right and engages in comprehensive advocacy to expand healthcare access and promote health equity for vulnerable Floridians.
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