Summary

Florida, under Governor Ron DeSantis, is delaying a planned expansion of the KidCare health insurance program, which would provide coverage for 42,000 additional low-income children.

The Biden administration approved the expansion with conditions, including a federal rule requiring continuous coverage even if families miss premium payments.

Florida unsuccessfully challenged the rule in court and now seeks a delay, hoping the incoming Trump administration will modify the requirements.

Critics warn that the delay harms vulnerable families, especially as 532,000 children recently lost Medicaid coverage during the post-pandemic unwinding process.

    • @njm1314
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      115 days ago

      Most lessons take you know repeated attempts to learn.

  • @[email protected]
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    405 days ago

    “Pro-life”, what a euphemism. They should call themselves pro-suffering and pro-control-other-people’s-body

    • @[email protected]
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      5 days ago

      I’ve always hated the term because they’re definitely not promoting life.

      I’ll believe it when I see such intense support for childcare.

      • Drusas
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        25 days ago

        And the elderly, chronically and terminally ill, homeless, poor…

    • @[email protected]
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      95 days ago

      I like to call them anti-choice. Anti-family planning. Anti-freedom. Anti-healthcare or anti-medicine. Anti-women. If they insist on having the pro or for label, they’re pro-forced birth or forced-birthers.

  • Ioughttamow
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    235 days ago

    I’m glad that someone is standing up to protect kids from healthcare!!!

  • originalucifer
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    235 days ago

    ‘the children must suffer’ - conservatives

    but only if we judge them by their actions and words.

  • Flying Squid
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    165 days ago

    The cruelty is the point. Especially considering the skin color of the majority of those kids.

  • @kemsat
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    165 days ago

    “Have more kids, no more abortions!” “Also, fuck your kids 😂”

  • @Aeao
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    75 days ago

    Probably not the best time to push for that if you plan to live a long life. We are eating the rich now.

    • @krashmo
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      145 days ago

      Don’t get carried away. A nibble, not even a whole bite, has been taken. Whether we have acquired the taste for it remains to be seen.

      • @MutilationWave
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        35 days ago

        I mentioned this before today but using Sync I can see removed comments automatically. There’s just a little trashcan icon to show it was deleted. The only ones that don’t show up are the ones the user deleted themself.

  • @Veedem
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    35 days ago

    The problem is that half of the state is probably cheering the move,