The legal clash pits Florida’s health agencies against low-income families represented by advocacy groups over how clearly the government must communicate when ending essential public benefits
Author Archives: Sharmila Venkatasubban
Sharmila Venkatasubban is The Trib's senior editor and health reporter.
Before joining us as a Report for America corps member, Sharmila was a reporter, editor, and researcher for local and international news outlets for two decades. She got her start at alt-weeklies in Pittsburgh and has worked at BuzzFeed News, Al Jazeera Media Network, and, most recently, at CNN. Sharmila has helped shape crucial stories at the height of #MeToo, as well as investigations across fields including education, health care, law enforcement, and government accountability. At AJ+, she was part of a team that won an Emmy Award for its coverage of the war in Gaza.
You can reach Sharmila at sharmila.venkatasubban@floridatrib.org
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Florida said it couldn’t fix confusing Medicaid notices. Under court order, it only took months
A lawsuit alleged that nearly 500,000 people got legally deficient Medicaid termination notices. A judge agreed. Now the state is fixing them.