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Sunday, October 18, 2026● Updated 6:00 AM ET
Policy & Law

Florida Medicaid expansion push moves to 2028

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Organizers say a 2025 state law on petition drives kept the measure off this year's ballot. They now need about 880,000 valid signatures by Jan. 1, 2028, and estimate up to 3.7 million Floridians could gain coverage.

Source: WUSF

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