The campaign was launched by Mayday Health, a reproductive health education nonprofit that uses digital advertising and guerilla marketing campaigns.
Tag: health
Posted inEnvironment, Health
Extreme Florida heat increasingly dangerous for maternal, infant health
Heat risks for mothers and their unborn babies are rising around the world — and particularly in Florida.
Posted inFlorida
Florida’s tech, staffing issues caused mistaken Medicaid cuts
Florida officials blamed technology failures and staffing problems for the state government wrongfully stripping Medicaid coverage from potentially hundreds of thousands of eligible families since early 2023, testimony in federal court revealed last week.
Posted inFlorida
Testimony: Florida wrongly cut people from Medicaid due to ‘computer error,’ bad data
A “computer error” and bad data from third-party vendors led Florida to wrongfully strip Medicaid coverage from residents, including new mothers who were denied postpartum care, federal testimony revealed Monday.
Posted inFlorida
Federal trial that could restore Floridians’ Medicaid begins with Jacksonville mom’s testimony
A class-action trial challenging how Florida terminates Medicaid benefits began Thursday with a Jacksonville woman testifying that she lost her healthcare coverage because of a process that was too vague and confusing.
Posted inFlorida
Federal trial on Florida’s Medicaid cuts delayed
A federal trial focused on whether Florida illegally terminated residents’ Medicaid coverage has been delayed from its scheduled Monday morning start.
Posted inFlorida
A federal trial could reinstate Medicaid for hundreds of thousands of Floridians
On Monday, a Jacksonville federal court will hear a case that could cost Florida billions if the court finds the state illegally failed to provide proper notice before terminating Medicaid coverage.
Posted inBehind the Story
The Tributary’s Nichole Manna receives national recognition for jail health reporting
Manna was awarded an honorable mention for her investigative reporting by the National Institute for Healthcare Management.
Posted inFlorida
Lawsuit: Duval jail’s neglect led to heart transplant recipient’s death
Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters faces a new federal lawsuit filed this week by the family of a man who died after a short stint in Duval County’s jail.
Posted inFlorida
Rising costs and in-custody deaths: Jacksonville’s struggle with jail health care
The Duval County jail’s inefficient health care system — one that can appear at times more like a taxi service to UF Health — comes at a cost to inmates and taxpayers alike.