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Florida Voices for Health in the News

Florida Phoenix, December 15, 2025

Florida faces Obamacare crisis as Congress fails to extend subsidies

Fox 13 Tampa Bay, December 15, 2025

Health insurance under Affordable Care Act to skyrocket after Senate fails to extend tax credit

WLRN, December 13, 2025

STATEMENT: Florida Voices for Health Responds to Department of Health Workshop to Repeal Childhood Vaccine Requirements

Florida Voices for Health, December 12, 2025

$100K H-1B visa fee sparks alarm across healthcare, tech and higher ed

Caplin News, December 11, 2025

Press Release: Florida Health Care Advocacy Groups Respond to Senate Vote Rejecting the Extension of Health Care Tax Credits

Florida Voices for Health, December 11, 2025

ICYMI: On National Rural Health Day, Rural Floridians Celebrate New Opportunities but Cite Need for Better Access to Care

Florida Voices for Health, November 24, 2025

Rural health transformation grant applications coming soon

Florida Phoenix, November 20, 2025

Florida’s role in the ACA fight

Politico Playbook, November 19, 2025

Sen. Rick Scott pushes HSA plan as Obamacare subsidies near expiration

Fox 13 Tampa Bay, November 19, 2025

Millions of Floridians face higher health insurance costs as tax credits set to expire

WCTV, November 13, 2025

Midpoint Show

WMNF, November 12, 2025

House expected to vote on shutdown deal

NBC Miami, November 11, 2025

Senate Democrats head to Trump’s backyard to press him on Obamacare

Politico, November 4, 2025

Flooding the zone on Obamacare and SNAP

Politico Florida Playbook, November 4, 2025

Food or insurance? ACA premiums slated to skyrocket: Floridians in a bind

Naples Daily News, November 4, 2025

‘How long are you going to hold the line?’ Dems’ shutdown –resolve tested in Miami

Miami Herald, November 3, 2025

Senate Democrats make stop in Miami to talk spike in healthcare premiums as shutdown nears its sixth week

WSVN, November 3, 2025

Impact of government shutdown on ACA health plans

NBC 6, November 3, 2025

Cierre del gobierno pone en riesgo cobertura de Obamacare t.

Telemundo 51, November 3, 2025

“Cancer is not red or blue”: Florida Democrats spotlight human toll of rising insurance costs

South Florida Sun Sentinel, November 3, 2025

Obamacare premiums double, adding post Halloween fright for US health insurance shoppers

Reuters, November 3, 202

More than 1 million Floridians could be priced out of health insurance

Central Florida Public Media, October 31, 2025

Florida Matters: Live and Local live show

WUSF, October 21, 2025

States consider new restrictions on citizen-led ballot initiatives

NBC News, September 26, 2025

ICYMI: Lake City Residents Reflect on Hospital Closures and Brainstorm Solutions to Expanding Health Care Access

Florida Voices for Health, September 24, 2025

Florida's KidCare Expansion in Limbo as Number of Uninsured Children Jumps 20%

Tampa Bay Times, September 16, 2025

Healthcare Advocates Discuss Impact of Healthcare Cuts on Families

Healthcare Innovation, September 12, 2025

Media Advisory: Florida Insurance Regulators Approve Health Insurance Premium Hikes as Tax Credits Set to Expire

Florida Voices for Health, September 3, 2025

Media Advisory: Floridians Raise Alarm Over Soaring Health Insurance Premiums and Looming Expiration of Tax Credits (Leer en Español)

Florida Voices for Health, August 25, 2025

Florida is at the center of health care battle as midterms near

ABC Action News, July 31, 2025

Federal Health Insurance Cuts Will Hurt Us All

WMNF, July 23, 2025

Advocates Rebuke Members of Congress for Cosigning Reckless Cuts to Medicaid

Lake Okeechobee News, July 7, 2025

Media Advisory: Florida Oral Health Alliance Responds to Governor Signing Law to Ban Fluoride in Florida’s Water

Florida Voices for Health, May 15, 2025

The Push Is On To Scale Back the Feds’ Contribution to Medicaid. It Could Affect You.

Palm Beach Post, May 2, 2025

Media Advisory: In a Quickly Changing Policy Landscape, Florida Voices for Health Offers “Hope and Healing in Our Fragmented Democracy”

Florida Voices for Health, April 30, 2025

Sadaf Knight and the Florida Policy Institute Persuade by Sticking to the Facts

Orlando Sentinel, April 17, 2025

Diagnosis for 4.14.25: Checking the pulse of Florida health care news and policy

Florida Politics, April 14, 2025

Jacksonville mom with disabled child advocates against potential cut to Medicaid and SNAP benefits

News 4 Jax, April 14, 2025

Why insurance relief for state's disabled kids is being held up

Florida Courier (sharing CF Public Media story), April10, 2025

Polk County mother works to prevent proposed cuts to healthcare programs

Bay News 9, April 9, 2025

Prioritizing Florida's health

Florida Politics Tallahassee Takeaways newsletter, April 5, 2025

Advocates talk about potential impact of Medicaid cuts on Alabama

WBRC News, March 26, 2025

Groups call for Medicaid expansion as Republicans theaten to cut federal funding

WMNF, March 26, 2025

Alabama lawmakers, health care advocates warn against potential Medicaid cuts

Alabama Daily News, March 26, 2025

Southern Medicaid advocates lambast proposed federal cuts

Alabama Political Reporter, March 26, 2025

Alabama Arise fighting for Medicaid expansion

WVUA 23, March 25, 2025

Florida Democrats continue to push for Medicaid expansion

WFLA, March 24, 2025

Concerns rise over potential federal budget cuts, impact on Medicaid, SNAP

Spectrum News, March 22, 2025

Tampa rally raises concerns about DOGE targeting Medicaid, SNAP benefits

10 Tampa Bay, March 22, 2025

Recortes a Medicaid?

Telemundo Florida, March 21, 2025

'My life is not waste, fraud, or abuse': FL Medicaid recipients fear threat of federal cuts

News Channel 8, March 19, 2025

Part 4: Florida holds key to better health coverage for disabled kids. Why hasn't it helped?

Central Florida Public Media, March 14, 2025

Optimism high in Capitol for advancement of developmental disability assistance

Florida Phoenix, March 12, 2025

How Tampa Bay residents feel about Trump's presidency

Tampa Bay 10, March 5, 2025

Local health care champion to join Representative Kathy Castor for Trump's First Address- Representative Castor's office

Rep. Kathy Castor, March 4, 2025

Florida lawmakers send political message with guests to Donald Trump's address to Congress

Florida Politics, March 4, 2025

Shevrin Jones' SMILES Act would expand dental services in Medicaid

Florida Politics, March 3, 2025

Media Advisory: Florida SMILES Act to Increase Access to Dental Care For Millions of Floridians

Florida Voices for Health, March 3, 2025

How Medicaid cuts would affect Florida

Politico, February 27, 2025

Is Medicaid at risk in Florida?

Miami Herald, February 27, 2025

Floridians fear Medicaid cuts as GOP budget plan advances

CBS News Miami, February 25, 2025

South Florida nonprofits urge lawmakers to spare Medicaid from budget cuts

WLRN, Feburary 25, 2025

Jacksonville City Council failed to support Medicaid expansion in Florida. Why? | Letters

Jacksonville Florida Times-Union, December 18, 2024

Floridians working for small businesses pay more for health insurance, report finds

Florida Phoenix, December 12, 2024

450K Floridians could lose health insurance under GOP Congress

Tampa Bay Times, November 26, 2024

Health advocacy, labor groups call for DeSantis to ease Medicaid rules after major hurricanes

Florida Phoenix, October 15, 2024

Health advocates urge Florida to apply for Medicaid relief amid hurricane recovery

Health News Florida, October 21, 2024

More WellMed patients receive letters from insurer on provider leaving network

WFLA, August 19, 2024

A mother spent months trying to get her son’s full Medicaid back, then asked a lawmaker for help

Florida Phoenix, August 9, 2024

Teledoc calls, dental visits offered free for those affected by Debby

WGCU, August 8, 2024

Medicaid expansion is in our hands now

WMNF, May 17, 2024

Local medical providers, residents grapple with health care gaps and food deserts

The Independent Florida Alligator, February 12, 2024

With Florida GOP leaders refusing Medicaid expansion, ballot effort launched

Tallahassee Democrat, February1, 2024

Florida families suddenly dropped from Medicaid seek reinstatement

WFSU, June 15, 2023

Health advocate speaks about Floridians losing access to Medicaid

Spectrum News, May 18, 2023

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Florida faces Obamacare crisis as Congress fails to extend subsidies

Fox 13 Tampa Bay, December 15, 2025

Why Florida is Ground Zero for Upcoming Obamacare Storm

The Hill, December 15, 2025

Florida Republicans discuss health care plan

Spectrum News 13, December 15, 2025

As Obamacare deadline arrives, advocates worry about soaring healthcare costs

WMNF, December 15, 2025

Florida Phoenix, December 15, 2025

Florida moves toward eliminating four vaccine mandates, expanding exemption

Tampa Bay Times, December 12, 2025

Affordable Care Act beneficiaries could pay more next year

CBS Miami, December 12, 2025

‘We Are Looking at a Massive Crisis’

The Atlantic, December 5, 2025

Why Trump Supporters are at a Breaking Point

More Perfect Union, November 25, 2025

SEIU Town Hall livestream

November 19, 2025

Florida faces ACA cliff as congress delays vote on key tax credits

Scripps, November 13, 2025

House expected to vote on shutdown deal

NBC Miami, November 11, 2025

Episode: Asi Veo Las Cosas con Jorge Ramos

November 7, 2025

Could Medicaid expansion fill Florida’s gap when Obamacare tax credits expire?

Tampa Bay Times, October 16, 2025

End of Obamacare subsidies starts hitting enrollees’ mailboxes as shutdown drags on

Palm Beach Post, October 16, 2025

“This Cannot Wait”: Rep. Castor Urges Republicans to End Health Care Crisis, Extend Tax Credits Permanently

Protect Our Care press release, October 6, 2025

Here’s how ACA tax credits expiring and Medicaid cuts could impact Floridians

WUSF, September 30, 2025

Florida’s Medicaid Expansion Effort Delayed until 2028 as Petition Costs Soar

WPTV, September 25, 2025

SWFL families plan ahead of impending health insurance tax credit expiration

Fox 4 WFTX, September 25, 2025

SWFL families plan ahead of impending health insurance tax credit expiration

Fox 4 WFTX, September 25, 2025

WUSF Florida Matters show on primary care physician

WUSF, September 24, 2025

Florida pediatricians relieved at CDC debate outcome, dread state vaccine alterations

Palm Beach Post, September 19, 205

Obamacare is key to whether the government will shut down next month. Here’s why.

CNN, September 17, 2025

Florida Health Insurance Premiums Set to Spike as federal tax credits near expiration

Leon County Indivisible, September 8, 2025

Florida health insurance premiums set to spike as federal tax credits near expiration

WCTV, September 4, 2025

More than 1 million ACA enrollees in Miami-Dade to pay higher premiums if federal tax credits expire

WLRN, August 26, 2025

With health coverage at risk, Florida groups step up pressure on GOP Congress

Tallahassee Democrat/USA Today Network, August 25, 2025

Florida groups concerned about potential end to Affordable Care Act tax credits

WFSU, August 15, 2025

Millions of Floridians could lose Affordable Care Act coverage as federal taxes set to expire

CBS Miami, August 14, 2025

Even in States that Fought Obamacare, Trump’s new law poses health consequences

WUSF/KFF News, August 12, 2025

How to help Florida kids improve their dental health

Tampa Bay Times, July 7, 2025

Medicaid cuts proposed in Trump’s massive spending bill

NBC 6 Miami, July 2, 2025

Tampa mom tells Congress: ‘Step into our shoes’ when considering changes to Medicaid, SNAP

WUSF, June 18, 2025

Jacksonville mom urges Florida leaders to expand dental care under Medicaid

Florida Times Union, June 11, 2025

Letter to the Editor,

Tampa Bay Times, May 25, 2025

Medical debts erased for 310,000 residents of Orange county

Orlando Sentinel, May 16, 2025

DeSantis signs fluoride ban bill in Dade City concerning dentists

WFLA News Channel 8, May 15, 2025

Florida to ban fluoride in water

WCTV, May 12, 2025

JJ and Alison Holmes ensure Floridians with disabilities are heard

Orlando Sentinel Opinion, April 24, 2025

Waiting for Help! Investigating Florida’s Failure to Serve Children with Developmental Disabilities

Fox 13 Tampa Bay, April 24, 2025

Florida Democrats continue to push for Medicaid expansion

WFLA, March 24, 2025

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