Florida Removes Over Quarter of People From Health Care Plan

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Newsweek

Published Jul 29, 2025 at 6:00 AM EDT


More than one quarter of the enrollees on a major health plan in Florida have been rolled off the program in two years, according to data by KFF, a nonprofit health policy research and news organization.

Around 1.4 million Americans have been disenrolled from Medicaid in the state as part of the unwinding process happening nationwide after Medicaid coverage was expanded following the COVID pandemic. Florida Department of Children and Families told Newsweek, "Individuals who are determined to no longer qualify for Medicaid are educated on the other health care options available to them, including those found within Florida Healthy Kids."

"For any child deemed ineligible for Medicaid coverage, Florida Healthy Kids proactively reaches out directly to the family to provide these options," the spokesperson continued. They added that recipients who "fail to submit a redetermination timely" have an additional 90 days to submit a late application.

"If they are determined to be eligible, their coverage is reinstated retroactively to their closure date to ensure there is no gap in coverage," the spokesperson said.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/florida-removes-over-quarter-people-health-care-plan-2104876

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Link to KFF REPORT - Medicaid Enrollment and Unwinding Tracker

[Lovie777]

1. Fake Christians just doing their fake gawd's work......................

[gab13by13]

2. Bare Bones healthcare is coming for the poor and working class

The rich, who can afford to pay out of pocket will still have Cadillac healthcare.

[twodogsbarking]

3. One question. In Florida is there a plan to build facilities to execute people without a trial.

Worth asking, over and over and over again.

[travelingthrulife]

5. Building more facilities in Everglades, for all the homeless and those who were not

determined enough to remain on Medicare

[RazorbackExpat]

9. There's a reason why the Fla governor is called

DeSatan

[democratsruletheday]

17. true, but the REAL problem with Florida is that

it's full of Floridians

[twodogsbarking]

18. They are sensitive. Careful making fun of them or you will get your comment deleted. Trust me.

[travelingthrulife]

4. "If they are determined to be eligible..."

Jump higher you sick or disabled people or their caregivers.

Such evil people.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

6. Maybe I'm missing something...

…but if they were enrolled during COVID or kept on the rolls during COVID due to the rules under a public health emergency, and they are now no longer eligible as those rules no longer apply, why wouldn’t they be disenrolled?

The PHE rules were never meant to be permanent.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Florida is becoming uninhabitable. Plus Canadian snowbirds are abandoning it. tRump doesn't care about any of it. . . nt

[Aristus]

11. It was uninhabitable when I was there back in 1999. I can't imagine it has improved since then.

I remember thinking: "What a hell hole! People actually live here?"

[Kid Berwyn]

8. Wealthiest times and nation in history.

Wouldn’t know it by the cruelty.

[Martin68]

10. Death Panels are alive and well in Florida.

[CTyankee]

12. I thank goddess I live in CT.

I would lose what is left of my mind if I lived there.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

13. All states are unwinding ...

…COVID Medicaid eligibility, including Connecticut.

The unwinding process started 2 years ago.

[CTyankee]

14. Just COVID? I hadn't heard. My husband probably knows about it since he has been involved in health care issues

at the local and state government levels.

I still love living in New Haven, CT. And I am a 3rd generation Texan. My family was appalled that I didn't want to stay in Texas and moving to New England was almost considered an enemy territory to hear them talk about it.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

15. The unwinding ...

…has to do with policies put in place during COVID - annual re-eligibility screening was suspended, people couldn’t be disenrolled even if they were no liberal eligible, etc.; it was all part of the public health emergency declaration. When that declaration ended in 2023, states had to start the unwinding process, re-examining eligibility, disenrolling those no longer eligible, etc.

[Vthestate]

16. the unwinding has been a very bad idea

civilized countries protect the health of their citizens...up to and including medical treatment.
the system that protects wealth and not the regular....needs to change.