Florida has the Second Highest Rate of Uninsured Residents

September 4, 2018

Deirdre Macnab, President of the League of Women Voters of Florida (English) and Annie Betancourt, League of Women Voters of Florida (Spanish)

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This week all across America, uninsured citizens will be signing up for private health insurance online.  However, the Florida Legislature has not yet accepted the federal funding available to allow Florida’s neediest citizens to get coverage.

Deirdre Macnab, president of the League of Women Voters of Florida, urges you to call on your elected officials to “Take the Money” and make sure that all Floridians have affordable health care.

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FLORIDA HAS THE SECOND HIGHEST RATE OF UNINSURED RESIDENTS IN THE NATION.  THOSE WITH NO HEALTH INSURANCE ARE LESS LIKELY TO GET PREVENTIVE CARE, MORE LIKELY TO USE EXPENSIVE EMERGENCY ROOMS AND COST ALL OF US MORE.  THESE FEDERAL DOLLARS HAVE COME OUT OF OUR POCKETS. LET’S MAKE SURE THEY’RE WORKING IN FLORIDA TO KEEP EVERYONE HEALTHY, AND KEEP HEALTH CARE COSTS DOWN.  CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATORS AND TELL THEM WE WANT A HEALTHIER FLORIDA!

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LA FLORIDA ES EL SEGUNDO ESTADO EN LA NACION CON LA TASA MAS ELEVADA DE RESIDENTES SIN SEGURO DE SALUD.  ESAS PERSONAS SIN COBERTURA DE SALUD SON MENOS PROBABLES QUE RECIBAN CUIDADOS.  PREVENTIVOS, MAS PROBABLES QUE VAYAN A SALAS DE EMRGENCIAS Y RECIBAN CUIDADOS DE SALUD MAS COSTOSOS. ESTOS DINEROS FEDERALES PROVIENEN DE NUESTROS BOLSILLOS. DEBEMOS ASEGURARNOS  QUE ESTOS FONDOS SEAN PARA MANTENER A TODOS SALUDABLES Y ASI MANTENER LOS COSTOS DE LA SALUD BAJOS.  LLAME A SU LEGISLADOR ESTATAL Y DIGALE QUE QUEREMOS UNA FLORIDA MAS SALUDABLE

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To find out who your legislator is, visit www.TheFloridaVoter.org. And, to sign up for health insurance online, visit www.HealthCare.gov.

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