Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.

While demand for the program increases, the state waits on implentating an expansion already approved by the Legislature. Circuit court Judge Joshua Hawke did not say when he would make a ruling.

Uninsured patients made up about 25% of the 20,000+ inpatient gunshot hospitalizations in the state from 2018 to 2024, an analysis found. They also had shorter hospital stays than those with any form of coverage.

Pediactric Associates claims the Agency for Health Care Administration, which oversees Florida Medicaid, incorrectly cut reimbursement rates, jeopardizing care for the patients served by the group.

Florida’s Medicaid shows the country's fourth largest decline since 2025, and advocates say that means more uninsured children. Meantime, the state prepares for a lawsuit over its stalled KidCare expansion.

The funding, reported by Stat, flows through the state's Directed Payment Program and covers care delivered between Oct. 1, 2024, and Sept. 30, 2025.

One grant for nearly $8 billion is for the directed payment program for hospitals providing care to Medicaid patients.

It's been two months since the state dropped a suit against the federal government that was supposedly delaying the changes that would open health coverage to more than 42,000 children. Why? That's a mystery.

Shevaun Harris got through her hearing, but Taylor Hatch's appearance before the Ethics and Elections Committee was postponed because of time constraints.

In a class-action lawsuit, the judge barred the state from terminating benefits of people for financial-eligibility reasons unless it provides "adequate notice."

CMS announced the share each state will receive through the Rural Health Transformation Program, which was part of a tax package that President Donald Trump signed in July.

Lawmakers approved an expansion of KidCare meant to help thousands of children with complex medical needs. But an ongoing lawsuit with federal regulators has kept the new eligibility rules on hold. Families say the delay is costing kids critical therapies and care.

A move to expand access to health insurance for more low-income Florida kids has been on hold for years as a lawsuit between the state and federal governments moves through the courts.