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The Florida Supported Living Waiver, also called the FSL Waiver or "Little" Waiver is another Florida Medicaid Waiver Program. This Waiver currently has a spending cap of $14,792.00. [5] There are eleven services on this waiver. Many people on the FSL Waiver are waiting to get on the HCBS Waiver.
Of the 1.9 million people in Florida who lost Medicaid coverage, according to KFF, patient advocates estimate that thousands of disabled people like Eakin have been affected.
In the United States, Medicaid is a government program that provides health insurance for adults and children with limited income and resources. The program is partially funded and primarily managed by state governments, which also have wide latitude in determining eligibility and benefits, but the federal government sets baseline standards for state Medicaid programs and provides a ...
Those who are "medically indigent earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but too little to purchase either health insurance or health care." [3] Medically indigent people with significant illnesses face several barriers to health insurance. States like South Carolina came up with their own MIAP program to assist those who fall in the gaps. [4]
Aging experts unveiled a grim outlook for aging seniors who increasingly are impoverished and dependent on government help to get by. And in South Florida, they say the numbers are reaching more ...
Florida's Medicaid call center is experiencing long wait times and high rates of disconnection that could be preventing families from renewing or accessing healthcare coverage, according to a ...
Medicaid Waiver programs help provide services to people who would otherwise be in an institution, nursing home, or hospital to receive long-term care in the community. Prior to 1991, the Federal Medicaid program paid for services only if a person lived in an institution.
‘It was pure panic’: Disabled Florida woman who needs almost 24/7 care had Medicaid coverage stripped during the state’s ‘unwinding’ of the program — thousands suffered the same fate