In Florida, more 460,000 children lost their Medicaid health benefits after the COVID-19 pandemic. Some lost coverage by mistake. Others were supposed to get a low-cost replacement that never arrived ...

Relief applies to families living in Brevard, other Florida counties currently designated by FEMA as eligible for assistance ...

Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images The families of more than 48,000 children in 22 counties damaged by Hurricane Helene won’t have to worry about paying their Florida KidCare premiums this month.

In June 2023, it raised eligibility for Florida KidCare, health insurance for children, from 200% to 300% of the federal poverty line. That means a three-person household can now earn as much as $ ...

These included a death penalty reform, a statewide smoking ban, and a state Earned Income Tax Credit, as well as expansions of health programs such as KidCare. He also signed a bill prohibiting ...

FLORIDA CHIP — “October KidCare premiums waived for children in Hurricane Milton’s path,” reports Christine Sexton of the Florida Phoenix. “In all, the program agreed to waive premiums ...

An additional month of payment relief will be made available to those who contact the Florida KidCare call center expressing a need. Members enrolled in both subsidized and full-pay plans are ...