- Reference
- Article X, Section 33
- Summary
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Requires State to provide Medicaid coverage to individuals over age 18 and under age 65 whose incomes are at or below 138 percent of the federal poverty level and meet other nonfinancial eligibility requirements, with no greater burdens placed on eligibility, enrollment, or benefits for these newly eligible individuals compared to other Medicaid beneficiaries. Directs Agency for Health Care Administration to implement the initiative by maximizing federal financial participation for newly eligible individuals.
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Additional Information
Financial Impact Statement
Financial Information Statement
- Sponsor
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- Contact: Whitney Untiedt, Chairperson
Tallahassee, FL 32302-
- Signatures
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Statewide total needed for judicial and financial impact review (signed by 25% of voters required by s. 3, Art. XI of the State Constitution in one-half of the congressional districts):
220,016 Statewide total needed to make ballot position (signed by 8% of the voters in at least one-half of Florida's congressional districts and in the state as whole as of the last presidential election):
880,062 Signatures expired prior to ballot position. (Signatures are valid from date made and up until next February 1, occurring in an even-number year for the purpose of the amendment appearing on the ballot, provided all requirements are met. Signatures do not expire once ballot position is made) :
90,250 Statewide total currently valid:
68,397* Congressional district totals needed for judicial and economic reviews and ballot placement, with currently valid signatures:
View by District by County * Statewide and congressional district totals for ballot position are NOT OFFICIAL until the Secretary of State determines the requisite signatures have been obtained and issues a certificate of ballot position.
To find out the signature threshold required in each Congressional District for review and ballot position, the current number of verified signatures in each Congressional District by county, and how many Congressional Districts may have met or exceeded signature thresholds, click the link above titled "View by District by County".
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Status
Active
Approval Date: 12/12/2018 Undue Burden: Made Review: 05/28/2019 Attorney General: 05/30/2019 Sent to Supreme Court: 06/27/2019 Supreme Court Ruling: SC Ruling Date: Financial Impact Statement Date: SC Approval of Financial Impact Statement: Made Ballot: Ballot Number: 0 Election Year: 2026
