Florida Senate budget includes proposed Medicaid expansion plan

The Florida Senate has proposed a budget plan for health and human services that includes $2.8 billion in federal monies for its version of Medicaid expansion, called the Florida Health Insurance Affordability Exchange Program, or FHIX, according to The Tampa Tribune.

The budget proposal also includes $2.2 billion — a mix of federal and state money — for the Low Income Pool, or LIP, part of which pays hospitals back for providing care to uninsured patients who can't afford to pay, according to the report.

said in the report.

Budget negotiations between the House and Senate are expected to take place next month.

 

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