In the News
FLORIDA DEMOCRATS RESPOND TO CONTINUED ATTACKS ON CHILDREN’S HEALTH CARE AS DESANTIS KICKS OFF 22,000 KIDS FROM FLORIDA KIDCARE
FDP Chair says DeSantis administration lawsuit could create a ‘child health care crisis nationwide’
Following a hearing today on the lawsuit filed by the DeSantis administration to block a new federal provision that preserves health insurance coverage for children eligible for Florida KidCare, the Florida Democratic Party issued the following statement:
“It’s clear, Ron DeSantis does not care about Florida’s kids,” said FDP Chair Nikki Fried. “In addition to nearly 500,000 children who have lost Medicaid coverage since the unwinding started, the DeSantis administration is now breaching federal rules by kicking off over 22,000 children from Florida KidCare, according to the latest data.
“Let’s remember who this impacts — kids who have cancer, kids with cerebral palsy, kids with chronic medical conditions that require expensive medications. Instead of pulling out all the stops to make sure children are covered, the DeSantis administration is paying lawyers to sue the federal government so they can make it easier to kick kids off health care. If successful, this lawsuit would have devastating impacts for millions of children across America and create a child health care crisis nationwide.
“Florida is one of only nine states that charges families making less than 150% of the federal poverty level premiums to be eligible for Florida KidCare coverage, and the only state involved in the lawsuit, no other state has joined.
“While the Biden-Harris administration is fighting to ensure health care coverage is affordable and accessible to every child and lowering health care costs for all Americans, Florida Republicans are working around the clock to rip away coverage from Florida’s sickest kids. Once again, Florida voters are the last line of defense. We must re-elect President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris this November to guarantee federal protections to health care for all.”
