Florida Health Insurace: Facing South Florida
Jim DeFede examines why nearly a million people in Florida have lost their health insurance for "procedural reasons" because of the state's complex system of renewing Medicare recipients.
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Jim DeFede examines why nearly a million people in Florida have lost their health insurance for "procedural reasons" because of the state's complex system of renewing Medicare recipients.
Error-ridden state reviews have purged millions of the poorest Americans from the Medicaid program in recent months.
Error-ridden state reviews have purged millions of the poorest Americans from the Medicaid program in recent months. Poverty experts are questioning if the Biden administration is doing enough to stop states from wrongly removing people from the government health care program. Estimates show up to 30 million people could be dropped from Medicaid as states finish reviewing their rolls over the next year. Advocates interviewed around the country say problems with the government forms, websites and phone lines in states including Texas, Florida, North Carolina and Arkansas have led to the high nu...