FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 2, 2026   CONTACT Jossie Barroso jossie@healthyfla.org   352-362-3461   Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Reject Medicaid Work Reporting Rules that Threaten Health Coverage New “Deathbed Exemption” Amendment Would Force Terminally Ill Parents to Prove a 6-month Life Expectancy to Keep Medicaid Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Monday, March 2nd, a Florida Senate committee moved to keep pushing more Floridians into Florida’s expansive Medicaid coverage gap with SB 1758 ,...

MEDIA ADVISORY February 19, 2026   CONTACT Jossie Barroso jossie@healthyfla.org     Health Advocates Warn Florida Bills Would Deepen Harm from Federal Medicaid and SNAP Cuts   Tallahassee, Fla. - As the federal “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (H.R. 1) threatens nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts nationwide and puts an estimated 2.2 million Floridians at risk of losing health coverage, health and nutrition advocates warned today that SB 1758 and HB 693 put forward by Florida lawmakers would...

Niadu is a hardworking grandmother in Riverview, Florida who describes herself plainly and confidently. “I’m 51,” she declares, “proud 51.” Niadu recently became the full-time caregiver of her four grandchildren after they lost both of their parents in a tragic event. She has had to leave full-time employment to care for them, which has profoundly affected her financial stability and access to healthcare.    Niadu is now navigating multiple systems for her grandchildren: Medicaid, county...