Florida Health Alliance

Urge The Legislature To Expand Health Care For Florida's Families

Florida legislators are deciding right now whether our state will accept critical federal funds which would provide health care to hard-working families while creating jobs. Yet some state lawmakers want to block this funding, leaving Florida to continue struggling to care for the uninsured.

Sign the petition to Florida's legislators today and urge them to expand Medicaid to nearly 600,000 hard working Florida families who need access to quality health care.

Dear Legislators, 

We the undersigned urge you to approve the expansion of health care coverage to most Floridians with incomes up to 138% of the poverty level, as provided in the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Florida has one of the highest rates of uninsured in the country, but extending Medicaid coverage as provided by the ACA is estimated to provide coverage for nearly 600,000 uninsured Floridians, particularly low-wage workers and parents. Moreover, the Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Health Policy estimates health care expansion will create an estimated 65,000 new Florida jobs in the first six years alone.

Please approve this important provision of the ACA without delay. More than one million Floridians and their families are counting on you.

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    Subject: Will Florida's families lose?
    Friends,

    Florida legislators are deciding right now whether our state will accept critical federal funds which would provide health care to a million Florida families who need coverage. Yet Gov. Rick Scott and some lawmakers want to block this money, leaving Florida to continue struggling to care for the uninsured.

    Join me and sign the petition to urge the Legislature to expand health care by accepting federal funds to build a better health care system:

    www.progressflorida.org/healthcare

    We can't allow Florida to lose out on billions of dollars already set aside to expand health care coverage to all low-income working people in our state.

    Additionally, this new funding amounts to an economic boost for the state. With the federal government fully funding the cost of new health care recipients for three years and then covering 90 percent or more of the cost each year after, we can expect to see a resulting expansion of health care jobs in the state.

    Join me in advocating for this common sense measure for our legislators to adopt:

    www.progressflorida.org/healthcare

    Thanks for your help on this critical issue for Florida's families.

    By signing this petition, you agree to receive action alerts from these Florida Health Alliance partners: Progress Florida and Florida CHAIN.