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Congress' decision not to extend enhanced marketplace tax credits has boosted the appeal of alternative health coverage with lower monthly premiums.

The report, which measures healthcare access, quality and outcomes, was published in April by the Commonwealth Fund.

The DeSantis administration is getting pushback for its children’s health care policies and its decision to remove tens of thousands of children from a subsidized health insurance program.

Florida is now the fifth state to be identified for what the administration says is fraud, waste and abuse within the Medicaid program.

Enrollment in health care sharing ministries is on the rise in Florida, but research shows they have fewer consumer protections.

147K able-bodied, childless adults would be required to work or lose their health care benefits under Senate proposal.

Despite seeing one of the largest dropoffs of ACA enrollment in the country, Florida has more enrollees than any other state, showing a strong need for insurance, experts say.

As Thursday's sign-up deadline approached, Florida still has the most people of any state on ACA plans despite the largest drop after lawmakers did not extend enhanced subsidies.

A federal judge ruled this week that Florida violated the constitutional rights of hundreds of thousands of people it had removed from the Medicaid rolls following the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, when it sent beneficiaries “vague, confusing and often incorrect and misleading” termination letters.

In a class-action lawsuit, the judge barred the state from terminating benefits of people for financial-eligibility reasons unless it provides "adequate notice."

Low screening rates and the stigma of smoking mean many patients are diagnosed too late to benefit from treatments, according to Brenda Connolly of the American Lung Association and Moffitt Cancer Center.

Prices are spiking as temporary COVID-era subsidies end and insurers raise rates to offset people leaving the coverage pool. For many, the premiums will be too high to retain their plan.