The number of Floridians relying on the state’s health care safety-net program continues to push higher amid the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Newly released figures show that enrollment in Florida’s Medicaid program grew by nearly 7.7% between February and May, but at least one analysis puts the growth rate even higher. Florida Agency for Health Care Administration data show that 4.06 million people were enrolled in Medicaid by the end of May.
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