WGCU News
By: John Davis
A pair of Democratic state lawmakers have introduced joint resolutions for the 2018 legislative session that propose an amendment to the Florida constitution to expand Medicaid coverage through the Affordable Care Act. The proposals, from Rep. Lori Berman, D-Lantana and Sen. Annette Taddeo, D-Miami, would have to be approved by at least 60 percent of voters in a ballot referendum next fall.
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We’ll hear from the lawmakers behind the Medicaid expansion proposal and get additional analysis from Adam Searing with the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute and from Scott Darius of the patient advocacy group Florida Voices for Health. Plus, families that depend on the Children’s Health Insurance program, or CHIP, for health coverage are facing growing uncertainty about their future access to care, amid Congress’s continued inaction on passing a funding reauthorization bill.
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