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
Tag: health care
Posted inHealth
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.
Posted inHealth
He had a type of cancer that was 99% survivable. How his journey through Florida’s healthcare system went wrong
Even in a state like Florida, which boasts acclaimed oncology centers, is a magnet for highly trained specialists and has the resources to devote considerable money to fight the disease, a cancer diagnosis can be a ride through hell. This is the story of one man’s agonizing ordeal, and what it says about the larger system.
Posted inFlorida
As Florida restricted abortion, state’s maternal mortality committee went dark
A secretive panel hadn’t publicly released any annual findings about maternal deaths in years until a Florida Trib reporter asked about the lack of action
Posted inFlorida
Medicaid work requirements didn’t work in other states. Florida considers trying it anyway
Work requirements in other states have cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars, with little to show for it, and those who keep an eye on Florida’s lead family welfare agency question how the troubled bureaucracy can handle another regulatory hurdle.