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April 28, 2021

For families trying to make ends meet, FL moms and babies will get an extension for Medicaid health care [Florida Phoenix]

Isaac Morgan writes:

"For mothers and babies in Florida who rely on health care through Medicaid, the GOP-controlled Florida Legislature has made a promise: After a mother births a child, both mom and babies will have health coverage for a full year, up from two months currently.

Florida’s 2021-22 state budget includes nearly $240 million for the initiative, a state-federal Biden administration program for families with low incomes who need access to the Medicaid program.

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'We are thrilled that the legislature is making this new investment in mothers and their babies,' Anne Swerlick, senior policy analyst at the Florida Policy Institute [emphasis added], said in an email to the Phoenix."

Read more on floridaphoenix.com

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