90.7 WMFE By: Danielle Prieur Healthcare is one of the most important things for Floridians this election. That’s according to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation poll. While voters decide on which candidate has the best plan, free clinics bear the brunt of Florida’s uninsured. … Shepherd’s Hope serves uninsured patients in Orange and Seminole Counties. And […]
Tampa Bay Times By: Emily L. Mahoney During last week’s final Florida governor’s debate between Republican Ron DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum, an ugly back-and-forth over alleged ethical lapses grabbed headlines. It also overshadowed what might have otherwise been the news of the night: DeSantis announced he had uploaded his long-awaited health care plan to […]
ABC News By: Shefali Luthra Last year, nearly 60 percent of Maine residents voted to expand the state’s Medicaid program — an option provided by the Affordable Care Act that would extend health insurance to tens of thousands of the state’s low-income people. … Rather than being a cash drain, many health policy researchers and […]
The Grand Island Independent By: John J. Vann As a pediatrician, I work every day to ensure children receive the care they need to have the best chance at a healthy life. I also know that children are more likely to be healthy if their parents have access to health coverage. Nebraska can take an […]
Idaho Statesman By: Devon Downey, Melissa Davlin, and Audrey Dutton A consulting firm examining how much Medicaid expansion would cost Idaho significantly revised its analysis over the course of six drafts in a one-month span this year, from June 15 to July 19. The Milliman firm swung between an estimated 10-year cost of $105 million, […]
Idaho Statesman By: Audrey Dutton and Melissa Davlin Idaho’s small-town hospitals have their own reason to back Medicaid expansion: In some cases, it may keep their doors open. After years of stalled debate in the Idaho Legislature, expansion will go to a statewide public vote Nov. 6. Among other arguments, proponents have urged Idahoans to […]
