Florida Health Justice Project
  • Our Work
    • 2023 End of Continuous Medicaid
    • ACA, Medicaid and Medicare Defense
    • Care for Uninsured
    • Connecting Kids to Coverage
    • COVID-19 >
      • COVID-19 Resources & Publications
      • COVID-19 Dashboard
    • Elder Health
    • Immigrant Health
    • LGBTQ+ Health
    • Litigation
    • Maternal Health
    • Medicaid Expansion
    • Resources >
      • Recursos en Español
  • STORIES Project
  • Publications
  • About
    • Our Approach
    • Team
    • Board of Directors
    • Advisory Board
  • Contact
  • Donate

Medicaid Expansion


Picture

Reports and Publications


​      Making the Case for Medicaid Expansion

Southerners for Medicaid Expansion:
​
Close the Coverage Gap Infographic
February 2023
Read More
Opposition, Inaction and Obstruction:
A History of Florida's Failure to Pass Medicaid Expansion
July 2022
Read Report
Connecting the Dots: How Medicaid Expansion will Improve Public Health, Increase Financial Stability, and Lessen Disparities in South Florida
 February 2020
Read More
Fact Sheet (July 2022)
Florida Medicaid Expansion:
​
A Statistical Snapshot by the Numbers​
July 2022
Read more
Medicaid Expansion as Economic Stimulus:
​
Impact on Florida's Economy
September 2020
Read More
Health Equity & Florida Medicaid Expansion: Bending the Arc at Home
​
​

April 2018
Read More

      Impact of Non-Expansion on Specific Populations

​Maternal Health in Florida: Poor Outcomes Made Worse by Lack of Medicaid Expansion
​

November 2020
Read More
​​​Expanding Medicaid: More Critical Than Ever for Older Floridians in the Time of Coronavirus
 May 2020
Read More
Florida Medicare Recipients:
Learn Why Medicaid Expansion is Important for You
October 2020
Read More
Florida LGBT Health Care: ​Specific Challenges and Potential Impact of Medicaid Expansion
June 2019
Read More
Mental Illness & Criminal Justice in Florida: The Case for Medicaid Expansion
​

 ​June 2020
Read More
See all

​FEATURED STORYTELLERS
Florida Health Justice Stories - Medicaid Expansion

Picture
​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

Picture
​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
Picture
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
​
Read All

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
Watch Here
Florida Voices for Health's Sick in Paradise:
Stories from Florida's Coverage Gap

​

May 2020
Watch Here
​Florida Voices for Health's Sick in Paradise Part 2:
Lives on the Line
​
May 2020
Watch Here
​"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
Read More

Videos

​FHJP Voices in the News

Picture
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
March 18, 2021
Picture
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
March 15, 2020
Picture
FHJP's Miriam Harmatz's Op-Ed in the Miami Herald to Commemorate Medicaid's 54th Birthday

​Read Article Here

​

August 2, 2019
Picture
FHJP's Alison Yager quoted in the the Miami Herald.

​
Read Article Here

​

November 14, 2019

  Sign-up For Email Updates

Picture
Picture
Picture
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.
A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL FREE WITHIN THE STATE AT 1-800-435-7352 .  IT CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.800HELPFLA.COM.  REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL OR RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE STATE.
  • Our Work
    • 2023 End of Continuous Medicaid
    • ACA, Medicaid and Medicare Defense
    • Care for Uninsured
    • Connecting Kids to Coverage
    • COVID-19 >
      • COVID-19 Resources & Publications
      • COVID-19 Dashboard
    • Elder Health
    • Immigrant Health
    • LGBTQ+ Health
    • Litigation
    • Maternal Health
    • Medicaid Expansion
    • Resources >
      • Recursos en Español
  • STORIES Project
  • Publications
  • About
    • Our Approach
    • Team
    • Board of Directors
    • Advisory Board
  • Contact
  • Donate