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Statewide Poverty Health law Programs: Necessary to a Legal Aid Delivery System Although the top ranked civil legal problem is health, in a number of states, including Florida, few legal resources are available for residents facing systemic barriers to needed care. This article discusses why the "disconnect" exists and how a statewide health law program, like FHJP, can mitigate the delivery system's challenges and help enforce the healthcare rights of low-income clients. Article |
Mental Illness and Criminal Justice in Florida: The Case for Medicaid Expansion
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. Report |
Maternal Health in Florida: Poor Outcomes Made Worse by Lack of Medicaid Expansion
Maternal health outcomes are getting worse, not better, and are marked by unacceptable racial disparities. Medicaid expansion has been shown to improve outcomes for mothers and babies. Florida cannot afford to ignore this opportunity. Report |
Connecting the Dots
Medicaid expansion has been shown to increase health care coverage, which in turn leads to a host of gains in access to care, quality of care, health outcomes, and reduced disparities. Report |
