Medicaid Expansion

There is no issue that is more important to furthering health justice in Florida than expanding Medicaid coverage under the ACA. Florida is one of only 17 states still refusing federal funding to cover low income uninsured adults. As a result, we’re leaving about half a million Floridians with no path to affordable coverage, and leaving over $ 5 billion /year of federal dollars (our tax dollars) in D.C. Among other things, we’re:

Explaining how the annual Tallahassee debate over hospital funding misses the point, i.e. Medicaid expansion is the only rationale policy for improving health outcomes, lowering health care costs, and supporting local economies that are currently having to pay for care of uninsured county residents who could be covered with mostly federal funding. Read more

Collaborating with current state partners in moving the advocacy forward and reaching out to new partners, including those working on global health justice. Read more

The Florida Health Justice Project, a new nonprofit advocacy organization, seeks to improve access to affordable healthcare for Floridians, with a focus on vulnerable low-income populations.

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Medicaid Expansion

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