Medicaid Expansion

Reports and Publications

​      Making the Case for Medicaid Expansion

Opposition, Inaction and Obstruction:
A History of Florida's Failure to Pass Medicaid Expansion
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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
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                                                                                                   ​September 2020
Health Equity & Florida Medicaid Expansion: Bending the Arc at Home
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                                                                                                                April 2018

      Impact of Non-Expansion on Specific Populations

​Maternal Health in Florida: Poor Outcomes Made Worse by Lack of Medicaid Expansion
                                                ​November 2020
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​​​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
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Florida LGBT Health Care: ​Specific Challenges and Potential Impact of Medicaid Expansion
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                                                            June 2019 
Mental Illness & Criminal Justice in Florida: The Case for Medicaid Expansion
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​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
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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


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

Videos

​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
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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

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