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• The more than $750,000 dollar grant from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services will be distributed to local agencies who will provide housing and mental health services.
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• Shepherd’s Hope has already served more than 20,000 patients this year.
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• As many as 7 hospitals in the state got citations.
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• According to the U.S. Census Bureau about 16 percent of Floridians are currently uninsured.
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• More than 22.6 million people are expected to enroll in Medicare Advantage plans this year.
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• Protesters gather on I-Drive before President Donald Trump and Governor Rick Scott speak at the Orange County Convention Center.
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• A report on healthcare access found the number of uninsured patients is on the rise in the 17 states that haven’t expanded Medicaid. Florida is one of these states.
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• A new poll finds that most Americans support protections for pre-existing conditions under the Affordable Care Act. They worry about losing coverage or rising costs without these safeguards in place.
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• The Florida Department of Health says 541 mothers died from complications of pregnancy and childbirth in the state over the past decade. They say hemorrhages were the leading cause. A lack of access to maternal care is to blame.
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• Glorimarie Rodríguez knows staying behind in Puerto Rico’s darkness would have meant certain death for her 2-year-old son. In the week before Hurricane Maria hit the island, Matthew González was in the hospital with a bleeding ulcer and complications related to his disorder that required surgeries. After the storm, most of the island lost electricity and access to running water, including hospitals. Rodríguez knew Matthew needed the care of specialists immediately, and the chances of finding that during a humanitarian crisis were slim. So like thousands of others fleeing deteriorating conditions, Rodríguez and her toddler boarded a plane to Orlando. Unlike many who have made their way to Florida and remained uninsured, Rodríguez says she was able to get Medicaid …
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