As the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to plague our nation, it has highlighted
existing structural inequities. Over the past few weeks, a number of reports, both in mainstream
media and among policy analysts, have documented evidence of the disproportionate negative
impact of COVID-19 on low-income communities of color. Florida, one of the nation’s most
diverse states, and one of just 14 states that have not expanded Medicaid, is uniquely
susceptible to health disparities amid the COVID-19 crisis.

​Actualizado el 14 Abril, 2020

Updated 4/14/2020

In this issue:

• Leading Florida Health Advocates on COVID-19
• How Medicaid Saves Lives
• “Coverage Gap”: Call for Medicaid Expansion
• New Team Member: Health Policy Expert
• Successful Medicaid Class Action Ensuring Critical Due Process
• Public Charge Rule’s Chilling Effect on Immigrant Communities
• Major Website Updates

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The report provides a brief primer on Medicaid expansion under the ACA, touches upon its health and fiscal benefits, and concludes by discussing the number of potential beneficiaries of Medicaid expansion in the Miami metropolitan area and its component counties.

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