Medicaid

State records show the controversial initiative shifted priorities away from DCF's eligibility division that has since failed federal standards and left Floridians cut off.

As the oldest baby boomers turn 80, researchers worry there won’t be enough room in nursing facilities for a rapidly graying nation.

The state is still not giving firm answers on when — or whether — it intends to expand a safety-net healthcare program for low-income children that the Legislature has approved.

A leaked grand jury report finding $10 million was misappropriated for political purposes is reverberating through Florida politics.

The three-year-old dispute centers on whether Florida provided beneficiaries enough information to understand eligibility decisions and meaningfully challenge the loss of coverage.

The DeSantis administration slowed down state auditors reviewing how Florida conducted its Medicaid eligibility determinations following the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, a state Auditor General report found.

On “Florida Matters Live & Local,” Florida Hospital Association president and CEO Mary Mayhew talks about the effects that a proposed amendment may have on children's healthcare and Medicaid.

Circuit Judge Joshua Hawkes in Tallahassee wrote in a four-page ruling that those suing the state must first pursue their claim through a state administrative court.

The program offers healthcare coverage to uninsured residents who don't qualify for Medicaid. In July, Polk County expanded maximum income requirements from 200% to 300% of the federal poverty line.

Lawmakers want to make the time change permanent. A sleep specialist explains how that could affect you and your health. Plus, the tie between property taxes and healthcare.

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.

Ahead of World Brain Day, Dr. Marc Agronin of the Miami Jewish Health's Mind Institute discusses what access to memory care looks like in the region and why people should take care of their brain health early.