Check out our Guide to the Medicaid Longterm Care Waiver and our Guide to the Medicaid Program.
Watch our videos about Home and Community Based Services and about the Medicaid Unwind.
Read our reports on the benefits of Medicaid expansion, maternal health, and other pressing issues.
These decisions provide valuable insights into how Medicaid and nursing home regulations are interpreted and applied in real cases. Our collection includes Final Orders from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) as well as Nursing Home Discharge Final Orders from the Department of Children and Families (DCF) Office of Appeal Hearings. Advocates can use these decisions to identify successful arguments, understand procedural requirements, and better prepare for hearings when representing Medicaid enrollees facing benefit denials or other adverse actions or nursing home residents facing transfer or discharge actions. This growing collection serves as an important resource to support your advocacy efforts.
These official communications from the Department of Children and Families document important policy changes and directives that often don't appear in publicly facing materials. Understanding these transmittals is crucial for effective advocacy as they reveal how policies are actually implemented and interpreted by caseworkers. Access our collection of DCF transmittals to stay informed about procedural changes, eligibility criteria modifications, and other key policy shifts that directly impact the families and individuals we serve.
Ultimately, our work is about people.
By familiarizing yourself with the stories of those who lack access to healthcare, you can be a stronger advocate for policy change.
If you have clients who might want to share their stories here, please contact us.
Ultimately, our work is about people.
By familiarizing yourself with the stories of those who lack access to healthcare, you can be a stronger advocate for policy change.
If you have clients who might want to share their stories here, please contact us.
Rosalaine
Belci Encinosa, L.C.S.W.
Antonia
Miriam
Thelma and Hortense
Mark
Florida Health Justice Project engages in comprehensive advocacy to expand health care access and promote health equity for vulnerable Floridians.
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