News & Updates

WMNF MidPoint host Shelley Reback will be speaking with Dr. Xonjenese Jacobs role of navigators and will help connect the dots for Floridians who are confused about their options now that Medicaid is off the table and address the dire situation of underinsured in Florida.

Dr. Xonjenese Jacobs, who received her DrPH degree from the USF College of Public Health (COPH) in 2022, has been named faculty administrator/director of Florida Covering Kids & Families (FL-CKF). Florida Covering Kids & Families, housed within the COPH…

Florida had 22 Million residents last year, and almost 25% of those utilized Medicaid or Florida Kidcare for their health coverage. 1.7 Million residents joined Medicaid during the Covid-19 public health emergency (PHE), including 500,000 children. Now that the pandemic is winding down…

Regarding Public Health Policy, oftentimes Florida manages to become the center of attention. Some of the time it’s for great news, like regularly leading the nation in numbers of Marketplace enrollees for coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Other times it’s not so great, like when Tallahassee’s…

Join the Florida Protecting Immigrant Families Coalition for ‘Public Charge: Reimagining the Social Safety Net’ on March 1st at 10 a.m.! This virtual gathering will examine where the public charge rule stands, the ongoing chilling effect caused by the rule, and how we can expand immigrant access…

1. Medicaid enrollment has increased since the start of the pandemic, primarily due to the continuous enrollment provision. 2. KFF estimates that between 5 to 14 million people will lose Medicaid coverage during the unwinding of the continuous enrollment provision. 3. The Medicaid continuous…

Florida experienced high Medicaid enrollment during the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE), and could see a 30% loss in our insured population when the PHE ends. Our Navigators and Assisters will provide FREE help to beneficiaries who will need help navigating Medicaid redeterminations and…

For some Florida families there are storm clouds on the horizon – when the Public Health Emergency ends many will lose their current health coverage – whenever there is a change in your family situation you can count on a Florida Connecting Kids To Coverage Assister to help you in finding new coverage…

Florida Connecting Kids to Coverage (FLCKF), a statewide outreach and enrollment initiative managed by the University of South Florida’s Florida Covering Kids & Families, is announcing a new regional partner for the South Florida markets to help assist…