Coalition working on Medicaid expansion in Florida grows by two

By: Christine Sexton

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: February 10, 2026

Words: 594

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Two national organizations are joining the effort by Florida Decides Healthcare to expand Medicaid to low-income childless adults in Florida.

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and the American Heart Association announced Monday that they are “joining forces to support” putting an amendment before Florida voters during the 2028 election cycle to expand the health care safety net program to people at or below 138% of the federal poverty level, which for an …

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