Medicaid

Florida legislators are working to make Children's Medical Services more cost-efficient by transferring its operations to another agency. Critics think it could stymie care for kids.

The proposed cuts could trigger around 33,000 layoffs and a $3 billion economic downturn in Florida, according to research published by the Commonwealth Fund.

Last of a four-part series: Legislators passed a public health insurance expansion that would help poor and disabled children get better coverage over a year ago, but funds remain unused.

Part 3 of a series: Kicked off of Medicaid, Florida children with medically complex needs are offered a state insurance program designed for healthy kids who cannot provide the care they require.

Part 2 in a series: After thousands of families lost Medicaid, many enrolled their children with complex needs in Florida Healthy Kids, a state insurance plan that wasn’t meant to cover their special care.

Part 1: Thousands of Florida children with complex ailments lost Medicaid during the unwinding and ended up on a plan not designed to provide the coverage they need.

At least 20 states have settled disputes with the insurance giant since 2021 over allegations that its pharmacy benefit manager operation overcharged Medicaid programs. Why are Florida and Georgia holdouts?

Before leading DCF, Harris spent nearly two decades with AHCA in several roles, including acting secretary, administering Florida's Medicaid program.

As Republicans consider adding work requirements to Medicaid, Georgia and Arkansas want to scale back the key parts supporters have argued encourage employment and personal responsibility.

Enrollment decreased slightly according to newly released totals. Here are monthly enrollment totals over the past year.

Medicaid and ACA programs have long struggled to connect with lower-income Americans to help them access care. Now some are trying an alternative approach: meeting them as they wait for laundry.

The law allows parents of children with chronic and complex medical needs to be paid a salary to care for that child. However, it is almost impossible for a parent to be enrolled without losing Medicaid eligibility, linked to the new income.