Medicaid expansion Archives

Local Government Monday, October 02nd 2023

Sarasota County Commission backtracks on decision to cut funding for childcare, low income services

Listen: In a controversial move last month, the Sarasota County Commission cut funding for various social service programs, including childcare and homeless services. But now,...

COVID19 Monday, October 02nd 2023

Human Rights of The Incarcerated

A slate of panelist for the upcoming criminal justice summit joins in as we discuss a host of issues facing prisons. The panelist include ex-offender...

Education Monday, October 02nd 2023

New College of Florida’s business plan is “not financially viable” according to a UF business school professor

UF business faculty: A business plan outlining sweeping changes at New College of Florida is “not financially viable” in its current state.

News and Public Affairs Monday, October 02nd 2023

The Scoop: Fri., September 29, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF

Supreme Court term limits There’s a new effort to set term limits for U.S. Supreme Court Justices. Former congressional candidate Alan Cohn is with the...

Criminal Justice Sunday, October 01st 2023

The Incarceration Nation

Alexandra Bailey calls in to the Forum to discuss efforts to end mass incarceration in federal prison. She talks about the bipartisan First Step Act...

News and Public Affairs Saturday, September 30th 2023

Judge upholds a Florida law turning over the Gainesville utility to a state-appointed board

A circuit judge rejected a challenge by the city of Gainesville to a new Florida law overhauling control of the Gainesville municipal utility.

News and Public Affairs Thursday, September 21st 2023

Health care is on the agenda of the Florida Legislature in 2024

Gov. Ron DeSantis is signaling support for joining Florida legislative leaders in addressing healthcare issues in the legislative session.

Health care Tuesday, September 19th 2023

Medicaid enrollment continues declining in Florida

Enrollment in Florida’s Medicaid program dropped again in August -- this time by more than 105,000 people.

Health care Wednesday, August 04th 2021

Tampa Congress member backs bill to close Medicaid gap, bypassing Florida Republicans

Democratic congress member Kathy Castor is backing federal legislation to close the Medicaid gap in Florida. Her Medicaid Saves Lives Act might be Democrats’ key to bypassing Republican efforts to block Medicaid expansion in the...

Elections Wednesday, September 28th 2016

Larry Ahern and Lorena Grizzle differ on Medicaid, guns and other issues

The two candidates fighting for Pinellas County State House District 66 faced each other Wednesday afternoon at the Suncoast Tiger Bay Club in St. Petersburg; the district stretching from Clearwater Beach to Bay Pines is represented...

Economy Thursday, April 28th 2016

Republican candidate for US senate Carlos Beruff says no to immigration from Middle East, raise in minimum wage

http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/wmnf_160428_110617_radioactivityR1_191.MP3 By Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Thursday, we continue a conversation from Tuesday with Carlos Beruff, one of 5 republican candidates running for Marco Rubio’s seat in the US senate. Beruff made some controversial comments...

Health care Wednesday, February 03rd 2016

Report: Medicaid expansion states lead in insuring workers

States that have not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act – like Florida – have done much worse at insuring people of working age than Medicaid expansion states. A study released Wednesday by Families USA...

Ed Narain (left), Janet Cruz and Jamie Grant

Health Wednesday, December 09th 2015

Legislators see little chance for Florida Medicaid expansion

State Rep. Jamie Grant (R-Tampa) thinks that Medicaid expansion will be off the table during Florida’s Legislative session that begins in January. For one, Grant says this week’s gambling agreement “sucks a good bit of oxygen...

Economy Friday, August 21st 2015

Expanding Medicaid could help Florida’s finances: CHAIN

Florida will have more federal money to reimburse hospitals for care they provide uninsured patients. Politico Florida reports The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has given the state a 60-day extension to spend about...