DeSantis administration gets pushback for its child health policies

By: Christine Sexton

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: April 17, 2026

Words: 704

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The DeSantis administration is getting pushback for its children’s health care policies and its decision to remove tens of thousands of children from a subsidized health insurance program.

During a Joint Legislative Budget Commission meeting held Friday, Medicaid Director Brian Meyer said enrollment in the Florida KidCare program was lower than what the state’s top economists had predicted. That led to a recommendation to sweep $32 million from the program and redirect it to …

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