As the open enrollment period for insurance coverage is in full swing, parents are also looking into options for their children. Florida KidCare is the free or low-cost health insurance option for ...

With about 700,000 children without insurance, Florida ranks near the top of all states in the number of uninsured children. For those in the ranks, Florida KidCare provides an affordable opportunity ...

TALLAHASSEE (WCTV/Gray Florida Capitol Bureau) — Thousands of Florida children remain without health insurance despite a 2023 state law that unanimously expanded eligibility for subsidized coverage, ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida KidCare member families who live in a county impacted by Hurricane Ian can get a break on their premium payments through the end of the year. On Thursday, the Florida Healthy ...

The Florida Senate unanimously approved a plan to expand eligibility for the KidCare subsidized health-insurance program, readying the issue to go to Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Senate vote came after the ...

Florida Kidcare is an optional Medicaid expansion that covers children living in families that earn too much to qualify for traditional Medicaid Is Florida’s children’s health insurance program ...

TALLAHASSEE — Florida healthcare officials are in no hurry to provide medical coverage for thousands of needy children, even after the Biden Administration this week approved the state’s plan to ...

The DeSantis administration said Wednesday it no longer will require some children to go uninsured for two months before enrolling them in the federal children’s health insurance program, or CHIP. The ...

A state plan to expand subsidized health insurance for kids has remained in limbo for almost two years despite rising demand for coverage as more Florida children lose health insurance. About 8.5% of ...