Florida Covering Kids & Families

Now that pandemic protections are expiring, millions of Floridians will have to reapply for Medicaid and some could lose coverage. But families don't have to go through the process alone.

States are trying to reach millions of Medicaid enrollees to make sure those still eligible remain covered and help others find new health insurance. Experts especially worry about what will become of Florida enrollees.

Navigators at USF have received thousands of calls in need of help sorting through the complexities of the health care market, and leaders expect more people to reach out as the deadline looms closer.

Many companies have dropped commissions during the Biden administration's special enrollment period. The industry’s trade group says that people who sign up outside the end-of-the-year window tend to be sicker, driving up the price of insurance.

The enrollment period started in March and is open to anyone making 150% of the federal poverty level or less.

Some consumers "have gone months" without realizing someone had improperly enrolled them in ACA plans, with tax credits that may need repaying. A proposed rule would stop the practice.

Led by nearly 2.6 million in Florida, 13.6 million Americans have enrolled for next year . A boost in subsidies marketing and assistance in navigating the process helped increased the rolls of the insured.

More than 500,000 people nationally have signed up for Obamacare through March 31 since the special enrollment period began. Of those, more than 146,000 were in Florida.

Florida Covering Kids & Families was one of 30 “navigators” nationwide to receive additional federal funding for a 2021 special enrollment period.

Job changes caused by the pandemic meant people who normally relied on employer-sponsored insurance needed a new way to get coverage.

Job losses caused by the pandemic are driving more people to the Obamacare marketplace. But some are concerned the Supreme Court could dismantle the law and leave them without coverage.

Florida Covering Kids & Families has for 11 years received state funding to conduct outreach for the Florida KidCare health-insurance program for...