Reports and Publications
Making the Case for Medicaid Expansion
Opposition, Inaction and Obstruction:
A History of Florida's Failure to Pass Medicaid Expansion August 2021 Connecting the Dots: How Medicaid Expansion will Improve Public Health, Increase Financial Stability, and Lessen Disparities in South Florida
February 2020 |
Medicaid Expansion as Economic Stimulus: Impact on Florida's Economy
September 2020 Health Equity & Florida Medicaid Expansion: Bending the Arc at Home
April 2018 |
Impact of Non-Expansion on Specific Populations
Maternal Health in Florida: Poor Outcomes Made Worse by Lack of Medicaid Expansion
November 2020 Expanding Medicaid: More Critical Than Ever for Older Floridians in the Time of Coronavirus
May 2020 |
Florida Medicare Recipients:
Learn Why Medicaid Expansion is Important for You October 2020 Florida LGBT Health Care: Specific Challenges and Potential Impact of Medicaid Expansion
June 2019 |
Mental Illness & Criminal Justice in Florida: The Case for Medicaid Expansion
June 2020 |
FEATURED STORYTELLERS
Florida Health Justice Stories - Medicaid Expansion
Johana Johana, who has worked hard her whole life, lost her insurance due to the pandemic. She had to get tested for COVID and now has a bill for over $500. Read more |
Anthony Anthony is a 54-year-old native Floridian whose part-time job in janitorial services doesn’t offer health insurance. He doesn’t qualify for Medicaid under the state’s stringent requirements either. Read more |
Darren Darren has worked in unskilled labor positions for most of his life but because of his physical problems, he can no longer return to those jobs. Read more |
Presentations and Trainings
Southerners for Medicaid Expansion:
FHJP's Alison Yager Presents on the Intersection of Mental Health and Criminal Justice and the Need for Expansion in Florida August 2020 Florida Voices for Health's Sick in Paradise:
Stories from Florida's Coverage Gap May 2020 |
Florida Voices for Health's Sick in Paradise Part 2:
Lives on the Line May 2020 "Coverage Gap" Press Conference to call for Medicaid Expansion:
Commissioner Levine Cava joins Medicaid Coalition, Calls on State Lawmakers to Expand Medicaid and Save Lives. January 2020 |
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FHJP Voices in the News
FHJP's Miriam Harmatz's Op-Ed in the Miami Herald to Commemorate Medicaid's 54th Birthday | Read Article Here WLRN article featuring FHJP's Alison Yager and Board Member Dr. Zinzi Bailey: Why Expanding Medicaid Eligibility Could Help Florida Insure More People And Boost COVID-19 Vaccination Rates | Read Article Here |
FHJP's Miriam Harmatz's Op-Ed in the Miami Herald on the necessity of expanding Medicaid in the face of the coronavirus pandemic | Read Article Here |
FHJP's Alison Yager quoted in the the Miami Herald. | Read Article Here |