Stacked FPI logo
Research & Policy
Policy Essentials
KIDS COUNT®The Florida Timeline2023 LegislationGuide to the Florida Budget
2022-23 Budget Review
Racial and Ethnic Equity
Healthy Communities
Education
Health Care
Medicaid Expansion
A Thriving & Resilient Economy
Environment & Conservation
Infrastructure
Jobs & Income
Shared Prosperity
Criminal Justice
Immigration
Safety Net
An Equitable Tax Code
State Budget
Tax Policy
Outreach & Advocacy
Advocacy Essentials
Roadmap2023 Policy AgendaAdvocacy ToolkitPursuing Racial & Ethnic Equity
Healthy CommunitiesEarly Learning & Child CareExpanding MedicaidFinancial Aid EquityHealth EquityK–12 Public SchoolsMedicaid in SchoolsMental & Behavioral Health
A Thriving & Resilient EconomyEnvironmental ProtectionDiverting Toll RoadsMinimum Wage
Shared ProsperityAffordable HousingCourt Fines & FeesCovid-19 ResponseDriver's License EquityOccupational LicensingSafety Net Advocacy CoalitionUnemployment Insurance
An Equitable Tax CodeRevenue & Tax FairnessWorking Floridians Tax Rebate
Press & Events
Press & Events
Events
In the News
Op-eds
Press Releases
Statements
DonateAboutBlog
  • English
  • Español
  • Kreyòl Ayisyen

medicaid

medicaid
Feb 2023

End of Continuous Coverage for Medicaid in Florida

|

End of Continuous Coverage for Medicaid in Florida

By
Erica Monet Li, MPH, CHES®
Dec 2022

Florida-Based Organizations Call on Gov to Prepare for End of Continuous Coverage Protection

|

Florida-Based Organizations Call on Gov to Prepare for End of Continuous Coverage Protection

By
FPI Staff
Nov 2022

 Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility/Enrollment in Florida and the End of the Public Health Emergency

|

 Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility/Enrollment in Florida and the End of the Public Health Emergency

By
Erica Monet Li, MPH, CHES®
Sep 2022

Bending the Arc Towards a More Just Medicaid Program

|

Bending the Arc Towards a More Just Medicaid Program

By
Anne Swerlick
Aug 2022

Funding for Behavioral Health Services in Florida: Frequently Asked Questions

|

Funding for Behavioral Health Services in Florida: Frequently Asked Questions

By
Anne Swerlick
Aug 2022

Florida Medicaid Chartbook 

|

Florida Medicaid Chartbook 

By
FPI Staff
Health Care
Jun 2022

Is Aging in Place an Option in Florida?

|

Is Aging in Place an Option in Florida?

By
Nancy E. Wright, Esq. (guest blogger)
May 2022

Demystifying Florida’s Medicaid/KidCare Income Eligibility Criteria

|

Demystifying Florida’s Medicaid/KidCare Income Eligibility Criteria

By
Anne Swerlick
medicaid
Apr 2022

New Florida Law Requires Stratified Performance Measure Data for Medicaid Managed Care

|

New Florida Law Requires Stratified Performance Measure Data for Medicaid Managed Care

By
Anne Swerlick
Apr 2022

COVID-19 Response: Safety Net Policy Tracker

|

COVID-19 Response: Safety Net Policy Tracker

By
Anne Swerlick
Cindy Huddleston
Safety Net
Mar 2022

Top 5 Things To Know About the FY 2022-23 Budget and Tax Package

|

Top 5 Things To Know About the FY 2022-23 Budget and Tax Package

By
FPI Staff
Mar 2022

Florida House and Senate FY 2022-23 Budgets: Summary by Issue Area

|

Florida House and Senate FY 2022-23 Budgets: Summary by Issue Area

By
FPI Staff
Feb 2022

Seizing the Opportunity: ARPA Funds Can Help Support Mobile Response Teams

|

Seizing the Opportunity: ARPA Funds Can Help Support Mobile Response Teams

By
Anne Swerlick
Jan 2022

Session Preview: FPI Priority Legislative Agenda for 2022

|

Session Preview: FPI Priority Legislative Agenda for 2022

By
FPI Staff
Jan 2022

New Legislation Would Help Reduce Health Disparities Among Medicaid Enrollees 

|

New Legislation Would Help Reduce Health Disparities Among Medicaid Enrollees 

By
Anne Swerlick
health equity
Jan 2022

Bill Summary: HB 855/SB 1258

|

Bill Summary: HB 855/SB 1258

By
Anne Swerlick
Oct 2021

FL's Medicaid Managed Care Program Falls Far Short on Providing Quality Behavioral Health Care

|

FL's Medicaid Managed Care Program Falls Far Short on Providing Quality Behavioral Health Care

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
Oct 2021

Commission Grappling With Same Issues Identified Over 20 Years Earlier

|

Commission Grappling With Same Issues Identified Over 20 Years Earlier

By
Anne Swerlick
substance use disorder
Aug 2021

Questions Remain After FL Files Spending Plan for New Federal HCBS Dollars

|

Questions Remain After FL Files Spending Plan for New Federal HCBS Dollars

By
Anne Swerlick
Federal Policy Research
Jun 2021

Medicaid Expansion Would Help Florida’s Essential Workers 

|

Medicaid Expansion Would Help Florida’s Essential Workers 

By
Anne Swerlick
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

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
Apr 2021

How Medicaid Expansion Would Save Florida Money

|

How Medicaid Expansion Would Save Florida Money

By
Anne Swerlick
infographic
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

By
Anne Swerlick
Alison Yager
Health Care
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

By
Anne Swerlick
Katy DeBriere
2021 Legislation
Mar 2021

Proposed Cuts to Medicaid Threaten Federal Funding and Harm Families

|

Proposed Cuts to Medicaid Threaten Federal Funding and Harm Families

By
Anne Swerlick
Federal Policy Research
Mar 2021

Florida’s Safety Net Lives Up To its Name During the Pandemic, But There is More Work to be Done

|

Florida’s Safety Net Lives Up To its Name During the Pandemic, But There is More Work to be Done

By
Cindy Huddleston
Safety Net
Feb 2021

Bill Summary: HB 899/SB 1272

|

Bill Summary: HB 899/SB 1272

By
Anne Swerlick
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

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
Nov 2020

Benefits of Medicaid Expansion in Florida

|

Benefits of Medicaid Expansion in Florida

By
FPI Staff
Health Care
Sep 2020

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

|

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

By
Anne Swerlick
Cindy Huddleston
Holly Bullard
Alexis P. Tsoukalas
improve access to child care
Aug 2020

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

|

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

By
Cindy Huddleston
Anne Swerlick
COVID-19 policy response
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

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
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

By
Anne Swerlick
Cindy Huddleston
COVID-19 policy response
Jul 2020

Florida Has Yet to Accept 100% Federal Funding for COVID Testing

|

Florida Has Yet to Accept 100% Federal Funding for COVID Testing

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
May 2020

April Data Show That Safety Net Programs are Crucial for Floridians in Need of Food and Medical Care

|

April Data Show That Safety Net Programs are Crucial for Floridians in Need of Food and Medical Care

By
Cindy Huddleston
Safety Net
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

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
May 2020

Top 5 Reasons Why Florida Needs to Expand Medicaid Now

|

Top 5 Reasons Why Florida Needs to Expand Medicaid Now

By
Anne Swerlick
Medicaid Expansion
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

By
Anne Swerlick
coronavirus
Mar 2020

Coronavirus Crisis and Florida's Urgent Need to Expand Medicaid

|

Coronavirus Crisis and Florida's Urgent Need to Expand Medicaid

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
Mar 2020

Policy Recommendations for Strengthening FL's Safety Net

|

Policy Recommendations for Strengthening FL's Safety Net

By
Anne Swerlick
Cindy Huddleston
SNAC
Feb 2020

Medicaid Work Requirements Don’t Work for Florida

|

Medicaid Work Requirements Don’t Work for Florida

By
Anne Swerlick
work requirements
Feb 2020

What is the New ‘Public Charge’ Rule, and Who Will Be Affected?

|

What is the New ‘Public Charge’ Rule, and Who Will Be Affected?

By
FPI Staff
Safety Net
Jan 2020

SB 52 Fact Sheet

|

SB 52 Fact Sheet

By
Anne Swerlick
medicaid
Nov 2019

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

|

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

By
Anne Swerlick
MedEx
Oct 2019

Medicaid Managed Care Performance Measures: A Key Tool

|

Medicaid Managed Care Performance Measures: A Key Tool

By
Anne Swerlick
health equity
Oct 2019

Time to Expand Medicaid

|

Time to Expand Medicaid

By
Anne Swerlick
revenue
Jun 2019

Potential Budget Savings and Revenue Gains from Medicaid Expansion in Florida

|

Potential Budget Savings and Revenue Gains from Medicaid Expansion in Florida

By
FPI Staff
MedEx
Apr 2019

'Tis the Season for Medicaid Myth-Busting

|

'Tis the Season for Medicaid Myth-Busting

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
Mar 2019

Senate Bill 192 Would Put...

|

Senate Bill 192 Would Put...

By
FPI Staff
seniors
Jan 2019

Florida Rulemaking Process: What Happens Behind the Scenes?

|

Florida Rulemaking Process: What Happens Behind the Scenes?

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
Dec 2018

Florida Amends Medicaid 'Good Cause' Rule

|

Florida Amends Medicaid 'Good Cause' Rule

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
Dec 2018

A Medicaid Block Grant Makes No Sense for Florida

|

A Medicaid Block Grant Makes No Sense for Florida

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
Oct 2018

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

|

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

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
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

By
Anne Swerlick
medicaid
Aug 2018

Medicaid Changes Provide New Opportunities for Schools

|

Medicaid Changes Provide New Opportunities for Schools

By
Anne Swerlick
healthy schools
Jul 2018

Kentucky Medicaid Decision: Implications for Florida

|

Kentucky Medicaid Decision: Implications for Florida

By
Anne Swerlick
medicaid
Apr 2018

FPI Voices Concern Over Proposal to Cut Retro. Medicaid Coverage

|

FPI Voices Concern Over Proposal to Cut Retro. Medicaid Coverage

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
Mar 2018

The Reality of Low Wage Work & Medicaid Work Requirements

|

The Reality of Low Wage Work & Medicaid Work Requirements

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
Mar 2018

FL Leg. in Overtime

|

FL Leg. in Overtime

By
Anne Swerlick
medicaid
Feb 2018

Don't Jump on the Medicaid Work Requirement Bandwagon

|

Don't Jump on the Medicaid Work Requirement Bandwagon

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
Feb 2018

Medicaid Hospital Reimbursement Debate Redux

|

Medicaid Hospital Reimbursement Debate Redux

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
Feb 2018

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

|

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

By
Anne Swerlick
children's health
Jan 2018

FL Leaders Reject Medicaid Work Requirements

|

FL Leaders Reject Medicaid Work Requirements

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
Nov 2017

Feds Welcome State Proposals to Restrict Medicaid Eligibility

|

Feds Welcome State Proposals to Restrict Medicaid Eligibility

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
Nov 2017

Medicaid Premiums & Work Requirements...

|

Medicaid Premiums & Work Requirements...

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
Oct 2017

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

|

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

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
Aug 2017

Federal Medicaid 'Per Capita Caps'...

|

Federal Medicaid 'Per Capita Caps'...

By
Anne Swerlick
Esubalew Dadi
Health Care
Aug 2017

Report on Preventable Health Care Events

|

Report on Preventable Health Care Events

By
Anne Swerlick
medicaid
Jul 2017

Rearranging the Deck Chairs on the Titanic

|

Rearranging the Deck Chairs on the Titanic

By
Anne Swerlick
Esubalew Dadi
medicaid
Jun 2017

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

|

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

By
Anne Swerlick
ACA
Jun 2017

Dialing Down Federal Medicaid Dollars: Florida Seniors Will be Hurt

|

Dialing Down Federal Medicaid Dollars: Florida Seniors Will be Hurt

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
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

By
Anne Swerlick
ACA
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

By
Esubalew Dadi
Health Care
May 2017

Preserving Medicaid: The Best Mother's Day Gift

|

Preserving Medicaid: The Best Mother's Day Gift

By
Anne Swerlick
health insurance
May 2017

FL Missing Chance to Boost Health Care Services for Students

|

FL Missing Chance to Boost Health Care Services for Students

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
May 2017

Behind the Numbers: Medicaid Saves Lives

|

Behind the Numbers: Medicaid Saves Lives

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
May 2017

American Health Care Act Threatens Access to Coverage...

|

American Health Care Act Threatens Access to Coverage...

By
Esubalew Dadi
Health Care
Apr 2017

Florida House Passes Medicaid Work Requirements Bill

|

Florida House Passes Medicaid Work Requirements Bill

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
Apr 2017

House Reduction of the Personal Needs Allowance 

|

House Reduction of the Personal Needs Allowance 

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
Apr 2017

Major Differences Remain as the Legislature...

|

Major Differences Remain as the Legislature...

By
Terry Golden
State Budget
Apr 2017

House Leadership Health Plan Still a Threat for Millions of Floridians

|

House Leadership Health Plan Still a Threat for Millions of Floridians

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
Apr 2017

Transparency is Key to the State's Medicaid Block Grant Request

|

Transparency is Key to the State's Medicaid Block Grant Request

By
Anne Swerlick
government transparency
Apr 2017

Medicaid Hospital Cuts Hurt Us All

|

Medicaid Hospital Cuts Hurt Us All

By
Anne Swerlick
medicaid
Mar 2017

Health Care Coverage for Millions of Florida...

|

Health Care Coverage for Millions of Florida...

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
Mar 2017

Debunking the Myths in House Memorial 7033

|

Debunking the Myths in House Memorial 7033

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
Mar 2017

Congress Wants to Ram Through Dangerous Changes to Medicaid 

|

Congress Wants to Ram Through Dangerous Changes to Medicaid 

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
Mar 2017

Code Red for Medicaid: What the House Proposal Means for Florida

|

Code Red for Medicaid: What the House Proposal Means for Florida

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
Mar 2017

House Leadership's 'Repeal and Replace' Proposal 

|

House Leadership's 'Repeal and Replace' Proposal 

By
Anne Swerlick
Health Care
Feb 2017

Per Capita Caps: Been There, Done That, They Don't Work

|

Per Capita Caps: Been There, Done That, They Don't Work

By
Anne Swerlick
health insurance
Feb 2017

Scott's 'Repeal and Replace.' What Does This Mean for FL?

|

Scott's 'Repeal and Replace.' What Does This Mean for FL?

By
Anne Swerlick
CHIP
Jan 2017

ACA Repeal Would More Than Double Number of Uninsured in FL

|

ACA Repeal Would More Than Double Number of Uninsured in FL

By
Esubalew Dadi
medicaid
Partner Networks
Stacked FPI logo
Outreach & Advocacy
About
Blog
Press
Donate
Contact Us
info@floridapolicy.org407–440–14211001 N Orange Ave.
Orlando FL, 32801
Browse Reports
2021-2022 Budget ReviewGuide to the Florida BudgetArchive
Healthy Communities
EducationHealth CareMedicaid Expansion
A Thriving & Resilient
Economy
Environment & ConservationInfrastructureJobs & Income
Shared Prosperity
Criminal JusticeImmigrationSafety Net
An Equitable Tax Code
State BudgetTax Policy
Copyright Florida Policy Institute
Cookie PolicyPrivacy Policy