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Yes, Florida is the only state in the nation removing children from low-cost health insurance
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (913+ words) The way Florida treats kids enrolled in its low-income children's health insurance program is an outlier in the United States, a Democratic congresswoman said. "Governor (Ron) De Santis is breaking the law," U. S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla. , wrote April 29 on X. "Florida…...
Aetna to exit health insurance exchange, leaving millions without coverage
1+ year, 1+ week ago (282+ words) BRUCE JAPSEN: Good to be with you, Ayesha. RASCOE: So the health exchange was set up, as we said, as a part of the ACA, and it's a place where people can go to shop for federally approved private insurance....
Florida hospitals contributed $198 billion to state economy in 2023, UF study finds
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (404+ words) Florida hospitals generated $198. 6 billion in total economic output in 2023 and supported nearly 977, 000 jobs statewide, according to a report prepared by University of Florida researchers for the Florida Hospital Association. The study examined 337 licensed hospitals in Florida. Those hospitals directly employed…...
Are you on a high-deductible health plan? What do you wish you knew?
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (100+ words) People with ACA health insurance just saw prices surge and many switched to plans with high deductibles and health savings accounts. If that's you, what do you wish you knew about how your plan works? Are you on a high-deductible…...
How North Carolina erased medical debt for 2. 5 million people
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (675+ words) After a routine trip to her mailbox, Dawn Daly-Mack almost threw away an important letter that she thought was junk mail. "I opened it up and it said, 'Your medical bill has been paid,'" says Daly-Mack, 60, who lives in Gaston,…...
Higher ACA premiums squeeze Florida's 'working stiff' as enrollment numbers plunge
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (294+ words) The cost of health insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplace is up, and Florida saw the largest number of people fall off the rolls compared to any other state in the nation, according to government data released last week....
Florida leads the nation in the drop in Obamacare enrollment
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (315+ words) The preliminary numbers are in and Florida saw the most people of any state stop getting their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Congress failed to approve extended subsidies for the Obamacare health insurance plans beginning with the…...
Health insurance under Affordable Care Act to skyrocket after Senate fails to extend tax credits
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (457+ words) Health care advocates and progressive groups across Florida said the U. S. Senate's failure to extend premium subsidies for the Affordable Care Act was a "disheartening setback" that will significantly raise the cost of health insurance for nearly 5 million Floridians, including hundreds…...
Sign up, shop, compare is advice experts provide for 2026 ACA enrollment
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (1471+ words) Health care advocates tried Monday to impart last-minute advice to those trying to find coverage as the 2026 open enrollment period for Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage comes to an end amid spiking premium rates due to a stalemate in Congress....
Florida's Latino families being squeezed financially by high health care, child care costs
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (325+ words) Latino families in Florida are facing a more severe affordability crisis " particularly in health care and child care " compared to Latinos nationally. The findings, released by Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors and Unidos US, the nation's largest Hispanic civil rights group,…...