A look at the number of KidCare denials for children in the United States less than five years, March 2013 through February 2014. Total statewide: 16,861 Hillsborough: 843 Pinellas: 284 Hernando: 26 Pasco: 113 Miami-Dade: 5,018 Broward: 3,117 Palm Beach: 2,285 Source: Florida Department of Children and Families by
April 16, 2014
Florida Lawmakers Make One More Push to Extend Health Care to Immigrant Children
TALLAHASSEE — A bill to extend subsidized health insurance to the state’s youngest legal immigrants has stalled in the Florida Legislature, due largely to the initial $27.5 million price tag. But Rep. José Félix Díaz, a Miami Republican, says the actual price is a lot lower: $7 million to $15 million. He’s fighting to have […]
April 14, 2014
Kids Take Center Stage (Tallahassee Democrat)
By: Jeff Burlew, Tallahassee Democrat Everybody loves children — and Florida lawmakers are ready to spend record amounts on them. But improving the lot of children will require tough political decisions on top of cash. Gov. Rick Scott is proposing record spending on K through 12 education and a nearly $60 million increase in early […]
April 11, 2014
Leah Barber-Heinz Discusses HB 7 and SB 282 with Tallahassee Democrat at Children’s Week
Florida CHAIN CEO, Leah Barber-Heinz, speaks at Children’s Week about HB 7 and SB 282, the FL KidCare bill. by
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