Florida has removed some children with complex medical needs from Medicaid through the redeterminations process, some advocates and families say, according to a June 28 Orlando Sentinel report.
The Florida Department of Children and Families said it would postpone redetermining eligibility for children with medically complex needs until 2024, according to the report, but some of these children have been removed already.
The Florida Health Justice Project told the Orlando Sentinel it has brought several cases of children with complex needs being disenrolled from the program to the children and families department. Some of these cases have been resolved, a representative from the advocacy organization said.
The Florida Department of Children and Families did not respond to questions from the Orlando Sentinel.
Florida has the highest number of people disenrolled through the redeterminations process of any state so far. As of June 27, 303,000 people had been dropped from the state's Medicaid rolls, according to KFF. Of those, 65 percent were due to procedural reasons, rather than having too much income to qualify for the program.
Read the full report here.