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- Florida Health Justice STORIES
Over 400,000 low-income Floridians have no pathway to affordable health coverage because our state has not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
The people who serve our communities every day--waitresses, home health aides, construction workers--go without the health care they need while our tax dollars to cover them sit in Washington D.C.
Your stories have the power to change that.
This Week's Story
Ingrid
Miami, Florida
Ingrid can not afford her medically necessary dental care, so she goes without it.
“I need to get two implants, but I would have to pay six to seven thousand dollars,” Ingrid exclaims.
What Is Florida's Health Care Coverage Gap?
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