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COVID-19:  Health Justice Challenges  


COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that has reached pandemic proportions, presents a dire public health emergency.  Florida faces this challenge with significant disadvantages.  Our state has failed to expand Medicaid,  leaving us with the country’s fourth-highest rate of uninsured (13%).  At the same time, Florida has one of the highest proportions of residents 60 and older in the nation (over 25%) and many live at or near poverty.  In  Miami-Dade County, a COVID-19 hotspot, one in five elders are below the federal poverty level.  Further,  thousands are on waitlists for home health services,  without which they are acutely vulnerable to the present dangers of institutionalization.   Additionally,  two million state residents live in mixed immigrant families that may be afraid of accessing public healthcare because of new immigration rules.  Florida Health Justice Project is advocating aggressively on behalf of those most at risk.
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Policy Updates/Fact Sheets/Know Your Rights Handouts:

Background & Update on Medicaid Coverage and the Public Health Emergency
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COVID-19 Vaccination Sites

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COVID-19 Testing & Treatment Resources for Uninsured Florida Residents
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Did You Receive a Surprise Hospital Bill for COVID-19 Treatment? There may be help.

Read more here

¿Ha Recibido Usted una Cuenta Inesperada del Hospital por Haber Recibido Tratamiento por COVID-19?
Lea más aquí

Pregnant & on Medicaid  During COVID-19?  
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​The State of COVID-19 in Florida and South Florida: An Early Look at Disparities in Outcomes
Read report here

The Path Forward: Florida's 2020 Policy Blueprint
Read more here 

Appendix K: A Potential Opportunity for Expanding Home and Community Based Resources for Frail and Disabled Florida Seniors
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Appendix K: Stakeholder Questionnaires
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COVID-19 Policy Digest & Recommendations
Federal and State Actions (March 18-April 10, 2020)
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Florida Medicaid Recipients: Know Your Rights During COVID-19 Emergency
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Destinatarios de Medicaid de Florida: Conozca Sus Derechos Durante la Emergencia de Covid-19
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Florida Medicaid Applicants: Know Your Rights During COVID-19 Emergency
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Solicitantes de Medicaid de Florida: Conozca Sus Derechos Durante la Emergencia de Covid-19
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Summary of AHCA Policies
​Read the Summary of AHCA Policies (updated 3/22) implementing 1135 Waiver ​

​Healthcare Access by the Numbers: FL in the Time of COVID-19
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Media/Press Release/Blog Posts:

Op-ed: "Do Florida lawmakers know COVID-19 is a public health emergency? They're not acting like it"
Read the full article here

Testing and Treatment Clinics
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Informational press release on clinics throughout Florida providing testing and treatment

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Press release connecting healthcare crisis and healthcare access injustices 
​Read the full release here

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Blog post: Florida Can Put Medicaid to Work Against the Coronavirus Now
Read the full post here

Video: COVID-19: Health Care Resources for Low-Income Floridians

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Video: Florida's Communities of Color and COVID-19
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Video: Sick in Paradise: Stories from Florida's Coverage Gap
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Video: Sick in Paradise Part 2 (Lives on the Line)
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Video: Florida's Medicaid Expansion and COVID-19

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Sign-on Letters:

​Health provider sign-on letter
Join in the open letter from medical providers, proposing public health measures and priorities in response to the novel coronavirus here

Action Network: Sign the Petition
Sign the petition: EVERY ACA exchange must reopen ACA enrollment to ensure everyone has access to healthcare amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Other Helpful Resources:

Florida Department of Health
Includes FAQ and cases tracker, updated daily: https://floridahealthcovid19.gov/

Miami-Dade County, COVID-19 Vaccines FAQ
Information about who can get vaccinated, and where

Florida Department of Health COVID-19 Vaccine Locator
Lists vaccination sites across the state by county and city

Legal Services of Greater Miami COVID-19 Resources
COVID-19 Information & Resources

Kaiser Family Foundation
Coronavirus Resources

National Health Law Program
Coronavirus Resources

HRSA Uninsured Patient COVID Information for Testing, Treatment, and Vaccines
Coronavirus Resources

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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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    • Connecting Kids to Coverage
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