Health Care

COVID-19 Response: Safety Net Policy Tracker

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Aug 2021

Questions Remain After Florida Files Spending Plan for New Federal Dollars to Enhance Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services

Questions Remain After Florida Files Spending Plan for New Federal Dollars to Enhance Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services

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Jul 2021

Florida FY 2021-22 Budget: Summary by Issue Area

Florida FY 2021-22 Budget: Summary by Issue Area

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Jul 2021

Florida’s Medicaid "Continuous Coverage" is Still in Effect

Florida’s Medicaid "Continuous Coverage" is Still in Effect

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Jun 2021

Medicaid Expansion Would Help Florida’s Essential Workers

Medicaid Expansion Would Help Florida’s Essential Workers

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Medicaid Expansion

Jun 2021

Congress Must Act to Help Thousands of Floridians in the Medicaid Coverage Gap

Congress Must Act to Help Thousands of Floridians in the Medicaid Coverage Gap

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Apr 2021

How Medicaid Expansion Would Save Florida Money

How Medicaid Expansion Would Save Florida Money

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Medicaid Expansion

Apr 2021

Florida House and Senate FY 2021-22 Budget Recommendations: Summary by Issue Area

Florida House and Senate FY 2021-22 Budget Recommendations: Summary by Issue Area

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Anne Swerlick and Alison Yager (guest blogger)

Apr 2021

Senate Must Act on House’s Proposal Extending Postpartum Medicaid Coverage to 12 months

Senate Must Act on House’s Proposal Extending Postpartum Medicaid Coverage to 12 months

Anne Swerlick and Alison Yager (guest blogger)

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Anne Swerlick and Katy DeBriere

Mar 2021

Senate Budget Permanently Cuts Retroactive Medicaid Eligibility, a Lifeline for Many Floridians

Senate Budget Permanently Cuts Retroactive Medicaid Eligibility, a Lifeline for Many Floridians

Anne Swerlick and Katy DeBriere

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Mar 2021

Proposed Cuts to Medicaid Threaten Federal Funding and Harm Families

Proposed Cuts to Medicaid Threaten Federal Funding and Harm Families

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2021 Legislation

Mar 2021

If Florida Leaders Are Serious About Reducing Health Disparities They Must Expand Medicaid Now

If Florida Leaders Are Serious About Reducing Health Disparities They Must Expand Medicaid Now

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Feb 2021

Bill Summary: HB 899/SB 1272

Bill Summary: HB 899/SB 1272

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Feb 2021

New Legislation Would Help Reduce Health Disparities Among Medicaid Enrollees

New Legislation Would Help Reduce Health Disparities Among Medicaid Enrollees

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Feb 2021

Updating FL Medicaid's Adult Dental Benefit Would Improve Beneficiaries' Overall Health and Save State Dollars

Updating FL Medicaid's Adult Dental Benefit Would Improve Beneficiaries' Overall Health and Save State Dollars

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Feb 2021

Gov's FY 2021-22 Budget Recommendations: Summary by Issue Area

Gov's FY 2021-22 Budget Recommendations: Summary by Issue Area

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Nov 2020

Top 5 Reasons Why Medicaid Expansion Goes Hand in Hand...

Top 5 Reasons Why Medicaid Expansion Goes Hand in Hand...

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Nov 2020

Benefits of Medicaid Expansion in Florida

Benefits of Medicaid Expansion in Florida

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Oct 2020

Florida's Lukewarm Commitment to Investing in Behavioral Health

Florida's Lukewarm Commitment to Investing in Behavioral Health

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Oct 2020

Map of ACA Exchange Enrollees in Florida

Map of ACA Exchange Enrollees in Florida

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Alexis P. Davis, Anne Swerlick, Cindy Huddleston, and Holly Bullard

Sep 2020

Smart Policy Changes Would Alleviate 'Benefits Cliff' Under Increasing Wages

Smart Policy Changes Would Alleviate 'Benefits Cliff' Under Increasing Wages

Alexis P. Davis, Anne Swerlick, Cindy Huddleston, and Holly Bullard

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Jobs & Income

Sep 2020

New Census Data Can Help Gauge How Much Floridians Have Lost in the Pandemic

Sadaf Knight and Anne Swerlick

New Census Data Can Help Gauge How Much Floridians Have Lost in the Pandemic

Sadaf Knight and Anne Swerlick

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Jobs & Income

Aug 2020

SNAP and Medicaid Relief in HEROES Act Would Boost Florida's Economy

Cindy Huddleston & Anne Swerlick

SNAP and Medicaid Relief in HEROES Act Would Boost Florida's Economy

Cindy Huddleston & Anne Swerlick

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Jul 2020

FPI Urges Better Data Collection, Other Reforms to State's Managed Care Plan

FPI Urges Better Data Collection, Other Reforms to State's Managed Care Plan

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Jul 2020

The Height of COVID-19: Not the Time to Pull Back Safety Net Protections

The Height of COVID-19: Not the Time to Pull Back Safety Net Protections

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Jul 2020

Florida Budget (FY 2020-21): Summary by Issue Area

Florida Budget (FY 2020-21): Summary by Issue Area

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Jul 2020

Florida Has Yet to Accept 100% Federal Funding to Cover the Costs of COVID-19 Testing for the Uninsured

Florida Has Yet to Accept 100% Federal Funding to Cover the Costs of COVID-19 Testing for the Uninsured

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Jun 2020

Demystifying Florida’s Medicaid/KidCare Income Eligibility Criteria

Demystifying Florida’s Medicaid/KidCare Income Eligibility Criteria

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May 2020

Florida Medicaid Chartbook

Florida Medicaid Chartbook

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Sonia Lindell and Anne Swerlick

May 2020

Reminder: Florida Officials Still Trying to Strike Down Affordable Care Act Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Reminder: Florida Officials Still Trying to Strike Down Affordable Care Act Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Sonia Lindell and Anne Swerlick

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May 2020

COVID-19 Highlights Need for Data on the Impact on Communities of Color

COVID-19 Highlights Need for Data on the Impact on Communities of Color

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May 2020

Top 5 Reasons Why Florida Needs to Expand Medicaid Now

Top 5 Reasons Why Florida Needs to Expand Medicaid Now

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Apr 2020

Uninsured During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Urgent Need to Build on Florida's Medicaid Program

Uninsured During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Urgent Need to Build on Florida's Medicaid Program

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Apr 2020

Florida’s Approach to Criminal Justice Cannot Go Back to ‘Normal’ (Part 1 of 3)

Tachana Joseph-Marc

Florida’s Approach to Criminal Justice Cannot Go Back to ‘Normal’ (Part 1 of 3)

Tachana Joseph-Marc

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Criminal Justice

Apr 2020

Expanding Medicaid Would Reduce SUD Treatment Disparities in Communities of Color

Expanding Medicaid Would Reduce SUD Treatment Disparities in Communities of Color

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Mar 2020

2020 Legislative Roundup

2020 Legislative Roundup

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Mar 2020

Coronavirus Crisis and Florida's Urgent Need to Expand Medicaid

Coronavirus Crisis and Florida's Urgent Need to Expand Medicaid

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Mar 2020

Policy Recommendations for Strengthening FL's Safety Net

Policy Recommendations for Strengthening FL's Safety Net

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Feb 2020

Medicaid School-Based Services: Good Policy is a Team Effort

Holly Bullard

Medicaid School-Based Services: Good Policy is a Team Effort

Holly Bullard

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Feb 2020

FL House and Senate FY 2020-21 Budget Recommendations

FL House and Senate FY 2020-21 Budget Recommendations

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Feb 2020

Medicaid Work Requirements Don’t Work for Florida

Medicaid Work Requirements Don’t Work for Florida

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Jan 2020

SB 52 Fact Sheet

SB 52 Fact Sheet

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Nov 2019

FPI Summary: Gov's budget proposal for FY 2020-21

FPI Summary: Gov's budget proposal for FY 2020-21

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Nov 2019

A Solution to Florida's Opioid Treatment "Funding Cliff"

A Solution to Florida's Opioid Treatment "Funding Cliff"

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Oct 2019

Medicaid Managed Care Performance Measures: A Key Tool

Medicaid Managed Care Performance Measures: A Key Tool

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Oct 2019

Time to Expand Medicaid

Time to Expand Medicaid

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Sep 2019

Florida’s Uninsured Rate Remains Stagnant

Florida’s Uninsured Rate Remains Stagnant

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Jul 2019

Fiscal Year 2019-20 Budget: Summary by Issue Area

Fiscal Year 2019-20 Budget: Summary by Issue Area

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Jun 2019

Potential Budget Savings and Revenue Gains from Medicaid Expansion in Florida

Potential Budget Savings and Revenue Gains from Medicaid Expansion in Florida

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Jun 2019

Florida Continues to Rank Poorly on Child Well-Being

Florida Continues to Rank Poorly on Child Well-Being

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May 2019

Florida Must Fill Mental Health Care Gaps

Florida Must Fill Mental Health Care Gaps

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Apr 2019

'Tis the Season for Medicaid Myth-Busting

'Tis the Season for Medicaid Myth-Busting

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Mar 2019

Senate Bill 192 Would Put...

Senate Bill 192 Would Put...

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Feb 2019

Open Government Failure

Open Government Failure

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Jan 2019

Florida Rulemaking Process: What Happens Behind the Scenes?

Florida Rulemaking Process: What Happens Behind the Scenes?

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Jan 2019

Dental Therapy: A Commonsense Innovation

Dental Therapy: A Commonsense Innovation

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Dec 2018

Florida Amends Medicaid 'Good Cause' Rule

Florida Amends Medicaid 'Good Cause' Rule

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Dec 2018

A Medicaid Block Grant Makes No Sense for Florida

A Medicaid Block Grant Makes No Sense for Florida

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Nov 2018

Early Intervention Shift to Medicaid Managed Care Must be Delayed

Early Intervention Shift to Medicaid Managed Care Must be Delayed

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Oct 2018

Amendment 5 Threatens the Health of Florida's Current and Future Residents

Amendment 5 Threatens the Health of Florida's Current and Future Residents

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Tax Policy

Oct 2018

AHCA Seeks to Make It Harder to Disenroll for 'Good Cause'

AHCA Seeks to Make It Harder to Disenroll for 'Good Cause'

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Sep 2018

Medicaid Expansion Would Benefit Small Towns, Rural Areas in FL

Medicaid Expansion Would Benefit Small Towns, Rural Areas in FL

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Sep 2018

Florida's School Based Health Services: An Excellent Foundation for Improving Child Health

Florida's School Based Health Services: An Excellent Foundation for Improving Child Health

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Aug 2018

Medicaid Changes Provide New Opportunities for Schools

Medicaid Changes Provide New Opportunities for Schools

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Jul 2018

Kentucky Medicaid Decision: Implications for Florida

Kentucky Medicaid Decision: Implications for Florida

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Jul 2018

Troubling New Requirement in the School Safety Law

Troubling New Requirement in the School Safety Law

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Jun 2018

Disturbing Trend- Uninsured Rates Rising in FL and Nationally

Disturbing Trend- Uninsured Rates Rising in FL and Nationally

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Apr 2018

FPI Voices Concern Over Proposal to Cut Retro. Medicaid Coverage

FPI Voices Concern Over Proposal to Cut Retro. Medicaid Coverage

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Mar 2018

The Reality of Low Wage Work & Medicaid Work Requirements

The Reality of Low Wage Work & Medicaid Work Requirements

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Mar 2018

FL Leg. in Overtime

FL Leg. in Overtime

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Mar 2018

Low Income Pool Update

Low Income Pool Update

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Feb 2018

Don't Jump on the Medicaid Work Requirement Bandwagon

Don't Jump on the Medicaid Work Requirement Bandwagon

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Feb 2018

Medicaid Hospital Reimbursement Debate Redux

Medicaid Hospital Reimbursement Debate Redux

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Feb 2018

All FL School Districts Have High % of Children on CHIP, Medicaid

All FL School Districts Have High % of Children on CHIP, Medicaid

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Jan 2018

FL Leaders Reject Medicaid Work Requirements

FL Leaders Reject Medicaid Work Requirements

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Dec 2017

FL Will Not See the Full $1.5B in LIP funding

FL Will Not See the Full $1.5B in LIP funding

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Dec 2017

CHIP Funding Roller Coaster Hurts FL Kids and Families

CHIP Funding Roller Coaster Hurts FL Kids and Families

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Nov 2017

Feds Welcome State Proposals to Restrict Medicaid Eligibility

Feds Welcome State Proposals to Restrict Medicaid Eligibility

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Nov 2017

Governor's Budget Proposal Includes Important First Steps...

Governor's Budget Proposal Includes Important First Steps...

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Nov 2017

Medicaid Premiums & Work Requirements...

Medicaid Premiums & Work Requirements...

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Oct 2017

Congress Must Act to Stop Collapse of PR's Medicaid Program

Congress Must Act to Stop Collapse of PR's Medicaid Program

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Sep 2017

Children's Health Insurance Program on the Brink

Children's Health Insurance Program on the Brink

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Aug 2017

1.2M Floridians are at Imminent Risk...

1.2M Floridians are at Imminent Risk...

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Aug 2017

Federal Medicaid 'Per Capita Caps'...

Federal Medicaid 'Per Capita Caps'...

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Aug 2017

Report on Preventable Health Care Events

Report on Preventable Health Care Events

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Jul 2017

Rearranging the Deck Chairs on the Titanic

Rearranging the Deck Chairs on the Titanic

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Jun 2017

More than 200,000 Black and Hispanic Children in Florida...

More than 200,000 Black and Hispanic Children in Florida...

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Jun 2017

Dialing Down Federal Medicaid Dollars: Florida Seniors Will be Hurt

Dialing Down Federal Medicaid Dollars: Florida Seniors Will be Hurt

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Jun 2017

Admin's Budget Plan Would Put Low-Income Familes at Risk

Admin's Budget Plan Would Put Low-Income Familes at Risk

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Jun 2017

U.S. Senate Must Reject Medicaid Cuts for Over 70,000 Medicaid-Eligible School-Aged Children

U.S. Senate Must Reject Medicaid Cuts for Over 70,000 Medicaid-Eligible School-Aged Children

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Jun 2017

Home- and Community-Based Services Cuts on the Horizon?

Home- and Community-Based Services Cuts on the Horizon?

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Jun 2017

Florida Must Increase Its Support for Mental Health Services

Florida Must Increase Its Support for Mental Health Services

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May 2017

Children, Adults Who Need Mental Health and Substance Abuse Assistance at Risk Under House Health Care Legislation

Children, Adults Who Need Mental Health and Substance Abuse Assistance at Risk Under House Health Care Legislation

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May 2017

American Health Care Act Would Shift $7B in Medicaid Costs to FL

American Health Care Act Would Shift $7B in Medicaid Costs to FL

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May 2017

Preserving Medicaid: The Best Mother's Day Gift

Preserving Medicaid: The Best Mother's Day Gift

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May 2017

FL Missing Chance to Boost Health Care Services for Students

FL Missing Chance to Boost Health Care Services for Students

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May 2017

Behind the Numbers: Medicaid Saves Lives

Behind the Numbers: Medicaid Saves Lives

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May 2017

American Health Care Act Threatens Access to Coverage...

American Health Care Act Threatens Access to Coverage...

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May 2017

How Will Florida Use Its New Low Income Pool (LIP) Funding?

How Will Florida Use Its New Low Income Pool (LIP) Funding?

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Apr 2017

Florida House Passes Medicaid Work Requirements Bill

Florida House Passes Medicaid Work Requirements Bill

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