Two years after the launch of Florida’s Medicaid reform pilot it appears that beneficiaries’ access to heath care has worsened and financial benefits for the State of Florida remain unknown. Beneficiaries and providers think the Medicaid program has become more complex with more paperwork as a result of reform, and there are signs that access to services is worsening. The state has not yet provided data on whether the reform has saved money. Some key aspects of reform have not yet been implemented or assessed so it is too early to say if it is a success or failure. However, available data suggest that the reform has not achieved many of its objectives.

This issue brief was released as part of the Assessing Florida’s Medicaid Reform project, conducted by researchers at Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute and funded by the Jessie Ball duPont Fund.