Medicaid Expansion

No issue is more important to furthering health justice in Florida than expanding Medicaid coverage under the ACA. Florida is one of only 12 states still refusing federal funding to cover low-income uninsured adults. As a result, there are now over 1.5 million low-income uninsured Floridians who could have coverage.

Read more about our work on Medicaid expansion:

Florida Health Justice STORIES, a collection of narratives from people struggling to access affordable healthcare. These stories and the storytellers are critical to educating policymakers and the public about the impact of health injustices on individuals, families and communities.

Report | Connecting the Dots: How Medicaid Expansion will Improve Public Health, Increase Financial Stability, and Lessen Disparities in South Florida

Report | Florida's Medicaid Expansion Opportunity: Medicaid Expansion Would Grant 837,000 Low-Income Floridians Access to Health Insurance and Thirty Percent Live in Greater Miami

Op-ed in the Miami Herald on Medicaid's 54th anniversary, highlighting its unfinished promise.

Video explaining Florida's health care coverage gap and the need for Medicaid expansion. Watch the video below or on Youtube.

Researching LGBT health care issues, identifying challenges unique to Florida, and evaluating how expansion of Medicaid in Florida will benefit LGBT individuals in the state. Read more...

Collaborating with local, state and national partners to advance Medicaid expansion advocacy. 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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