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Lawmakers look to expand state-subsidized health insurance for children

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Lawmakers look to expand state-subsidized health insurance for children

| 11/30/2021

Lawmakers look to expand state-subsidized health insurance for children

Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers are looking at making more children eligible for the state ‘s health insurance this Session. Two proposals would increase the amount of money eligible beneficiaries can make. It would be the first expansion of the program in nearly a decade. Right now, households making less than 200% of the federal poverty level are eligible for the state’s subsidized health insurance for kids, known as KidCare. [Source: Florida Politics]

A judge will look again at Florida's effort to halt federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates

Pointing to a new state law, a federal judge has decided to reconsider Florida’s request for an injunction against a Biden administration requirement that workers at hospitals, nursing homes and other health-care providers be vaccinated against COVID-19. But lawyers in Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office and the Biden administration indicated they would rather fight it out at a federal appeals court. [Source: News Service of Florida]

Mental Health: Law enforcement officers are Baker Acting people at alarming rates

In the last year, a grand jury described Florida's mental illness treatment system as “a sad state” and one that has “urgent problems." In Polk County, mental health treatment stakeholders finished a year-long study recently that shows one in seven of your friends, neighbors and co-workers indicate that they live with depression or are otherwise at risk for behavioral health challenges. Law enforcement officials have become the front line in the battle with mental illness. [Source: Lakeland Ledger]

Medicare’s open enrollment period is also open season for scammers

Finding the best private Medicare drug or medical insurance plan among dozens of choices is tough enough without throwing misleading sales tactics into the mix. Yet federal officials say complaints are rising from seniors tricked into buying policies — without their consent or lured by questionable information — that may not cover their drugs or include their doctors. In response, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has threatened to penalize private insurance companies selling Medicare Advantage and drug plans if they or agents working on their behalf mislead consumers. [Source: Health News Florida]

Florida COVID-19 hospitalizations drop

The number of Florida hospital inpatients with COVID-19 dropped during the past week, according to data posted online Monday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The data showed 1,228 inpatients with COVID-19, down from 1,351 a week earlier. The data Monday also showed 239 COVID-19 patients in intensive-care units, down from 243 a week earlier. [Source: News Service of Florida]

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