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​Why Medicaid Expansion Matters to Floridians Already on Medicare

10/6/2020

 

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Medicaid Expansion as Economic Stimulus: Impact on Florida’s Economy

9/21/2020

 

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FHJP's Alison Yager Presents to Southerners for Medicaid Expansion on the Intersection of Mental Health and Criminal Justice, and the Need for Expansion in FL

8/13/2020

 
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Mental Illness and Criminal Justice in Florida:​The Case for Medicaid Expansion

6/30/2020

 
Decades of disinvestment in the state’s mental health care system has led to the institutionalization of the severely mentally ill in Florida prisons and jails, depriving individuals of essential care, and straining state and local budgets.

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Practicing Medicine When Your Patients Have No Health Insurance Just Breaks Your Heart

6/25/2020

 

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Expanding Medicaid: More Critical Than Ever for Older Floridians in the Time of Coronavirus

5/26/2020

 

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The State of COVID-19 in Florida and South Florida: An Early Look at Disparities in Outcomes

5/8/2020

 
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.
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Do Florida lawmakers know COVID-19 is a public health emergency? They’re not acting like it

3/15/2020

 
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Florida Can Put Medicaid to Work Against the Coronavirus Now

3/10/2020

 

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Press Release: Expand Medicaid in Florida--COVID-19 Pandemic Exposes Disparity, Deficiencies In Health Care System

3/7/2020

 

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    • ACA, Medicaid and Medicare Defense
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    • Connecting Kids to Coverage
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      • COVID-19 Dashboard
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