Florida Decides Healthcare is seeking to raise $12 million to fund work to collect signatures to get the issue on the ballot in 2026. The initiative would require 1 million signatures from state residents and approval from the state Supreme Court to appear on ballots, and more than 60% of voters would have to approve the initiative for it to take effect.
Florida is one of 10 states that has not expanded Medicaid eligibility to all low-income adults.
State officials in Florida remain opposed to expanding the program, the Tallahassee Democrat reported.
Seven states — Maine, Idaho, Nebraska, Utah, Missouri, Oklahoma and South Dakota — have implemented expansion through ballot initiatives.
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