This was brought
to my attention by Kelly Wilson a friend of mine who does awesome advocacy work for Florida's Seniors.
Earlier this year, the Florida legislature and Governor have voted to eliminate the three-month RME period for non-pregnant adults over 21. Under this plan, pregnant women and children are still eligible for 90 days of coverage, but three
critical groups of people vulnerable to medical debt and bankruptcy: seniors, adults with disabilities and parents taking care of minor children.
Parents and seniors would only have coverage going back to the first day of the month that the person applies. If an eligible parent or senior files on March 28th, Medicaid would only pay for coverage going back to March 1st. If an application is filed on
March 4th, Medicaid will still only cover expenses up to March 1st.
Floridians now have until June 5, 2018 at 11:00 pm to submit comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid before these changes are final.