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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.
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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.
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Maternal Health in Florida: Poor Outcomes Made Worse by Lack of Medicaid Expansion
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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.
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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.
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FHJP in the News

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New York Times Article on Home and Community-based Services Features FHJP Storyteller: Home Care Is Broken. Can Congress Fix It?

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New York Times Article Featuring Alison Yager: Harris Visits Florida to Sell Stimulus Package in a Republican-Let State

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WLRN Article Featuring Alison Yager and FHJP Board Member Dr. Zinzi Bailey​: Why Expanding Medicaid Eligibility Could Help Florida Insure More People And Boost COVID-19 Vaccination Rates

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  • The Public Health Emergency (PHE) and Extended Medicaid Coverage: Q & A for Florida Medicaid Recipients | Read more here.
  • La Emergencia de Salud Pública y la Cobertura Extendida de Medicaid: Preguntas y Respuestas para los Beneficiarios de Medicaid de Florida | Lea más aquí.
  • Uninsured in Miami-Dade? Information about Jackson Health System | Read more here.
  • ¿Sin Seguro Médico en Miami-Dade? Información sobre Jackson Health System | Lea más aquí.
  • Have You Applied for Home & Community-based Services (HCBS)? Information that You Need to Know | Read more here.
  • ¿Ha Solicitado Servicios Basados en el Hogar & la Comunidad (HCBS)? Información que Necesita Conocer | Lea más aquí.
  • Miami-Dade County Residents Surprise COVID-19 Bill Flyer | Read more here.
  • Folleto: Factura Sorpresa de COVID-19 para los Residentes del Condado de Miami-Dade | Lea más aquí.
  • Orange County Residents Surprise COVID-19 Bill Flyer | Read more here.
  • Folleto: Factura Sorpresa de COVID-19 para los Residentes del Condado de Orange | Lea más aquí.
  • Patient: HRSA COVID-19 Uninsured Program Fact Sheet | Read more here.
  • Paciente: Hoja de Datos del Programa HRSA COVID-19 para Personas Sin Seguro Médico | Lea más aquí.
  • COVID-19 Testing & Treatment Resources For Uninsured Florida Residents | Read more here.
  • Did You Receive a Surprise Bill for COVID-19 Treatment? There may be help | Read more here.
  • ¿Ha Recibido Usted una Cuenta Inesperada del Hospital por Haber Recibido Tratamiento por COVID-19? Tal Vez Haya Ayuda| Lea más aquí.
  • Medicaid Long-Term Care Managed Care Enrollees: The Right to Participant Directed Care  | Read more here.  |Lea más aquí
  • Medicaid Long-Term Care Managed Care Enrollees: The Right to Continuous Care  | Read more here.  |Lea más aquí
  • Medicaid Home & Community Based Services (HCBS): Know Your Rights | Read more here.
  • Medicaid Home & Community Based Services (HCBS): ¡Conozca Sus Derechos! | Para más información
  • Florida Medicaid Applicants | Recipients: Know Your Rights During Covid-19 Emergency
  • Solicitantes | Destinatarios de Medicaid de Florida: Conozca sus Derechos Durante la Emergencia de Covid-19
  • Free and Low-Cost Health Care: Miami-Dade County (MDC) | Read more here.
  • Atención Médica Gratuita y de Bajo Costo: Condado de Miami-Dade | Leer más aquí.

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The Florida Health Justice Project, a nonprofit organization, recognizes that access to quality and affordable health care is a human right and engages in comprehensive advocacy to expand healthcare access and promote health equity for vulnerable Floridians.
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