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submitted 6 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Governor Ron DeSantis’s challenging of a ‘continuous eligibility’ rule has booted over 22,000 children off insurance since January

Florida is continuing to “callously” strip healthcare coverage from thousands of children in lower-income households in defiance of a new federal law intended to protect them.

Since 1 January, more than 22,500 children have been disenrolled from Florida KidCare, its version of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (Chip) that is jointly subsidized by states and the US government for families with earnings just above the threshold for Medicaid.

Florida healthcare officials admit at least some were removed for non-payment of premiums, an action prohibited by the “continuous eligibility” clause of the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act that took effect at the beginning of this year. The clause secures 12 months of cover if at least one premium payment is made.

Last week, the administration of Republican governor Ron DeSantis challenged the rule in federal court Tampa, arguing it makes Chip an entitlement program that illegally overrides a state law requiring monthly payment of premiums.

But it has chosen not to wait for a ruling before continuing to separate children from coverageFigures from the Florida Health Justice Project show there were 5,552 removals in the month to 1 April, following 5,097 in March, 5,147 in February, and 6,780 in January.

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[-] Jaysyn@kbin.social 98 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The #GOP are monsters.

If you vote #GOP, you're a monster too.

Prediction: Florida will get sued in Federal Court & lose, again.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

Depends on if they draw a trump judge or not

[-] Neato@ttrpg.network 85 points 6 months ago

Ron Desantis is trying to kill your children!

Don't get why his opponents aren't running ads like that continuously.

[-] Phegan@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago

Make sure they are born, so they can die to the system like normal people.

[-] unreasonabro@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

mulching is a key step in the process of producing soylent green.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Children without health insurance rarely have the spare coin necessary to run political ads.

[-] ripcord@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

That's not who would run them ..?

[-] Lexam@lemmy.ca 56 points 6 months ago

Liberals are over reacting AGAIN! This isn't callous. These are redundant programs. The children of Florida already get insurance through their employers. In fact Swamp Harvesters LLC has the most comprehensive children's insurance for maiming by an alligator in the country people!

[-] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 33 points 6 months ago

not gonna lie, I thought you were legitimately posting until like the last third of your post.

[-] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 53 points 6 months ago

The pro-life party at it again.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

I'm old enough to remember conservatives crowing about how "All Lives Matter".

[-] iamericandre@lemmy.world 43 points 6 months ago

I can’t wait to piss on this assholes grave someday

[-] Grobmobularb@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago

I’ll shit on it, you piss on it.

And Trump’s too.

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 points 6 months ago

I would, but doing so would involve visiting Florida.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 42 points 6 months ago

This man just lives to be cruel. Given any opportunity to do something cruel, he takes it.

[-] crusa187@lemmy.ml 10 points 6 months ago

Must be some kind of bully complex. He desperately wants to be seen as strong, but only ever comes across as cruel. As much as I love a good chuckle on Florida Mans, I feel for them that lil’ Ronda is still in power.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago

Definitely a bully. Going all the way back to the "thigh food" story where he would mispronounce the word on a date and then dump the woman if she told him he was mispronouncing it back in college. And I'm sure way back before that. I'd love someone to dig up some of the kids that I'm sure he bullied in grade school.

[-] Jaysyn@kbin.social 4 points 6 months ago

I’d love someone to dig up some of the kids that I’m sure he bullied in grade school.

I bet his 5'2" ass was the one getting bullied.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Maybe he was the short kid who stood next to the bully and laughed at everything he did.

[-] Juice@midwest.social 36 points 6 months ago
[-] dezmd@lemmy.world 19 points 6 months ago

As a mod of the sub, I can't ethically support this path of discussion and advise that you tread carefully as to not run afoul of various possible interpretations of Rule 1.

As a Floridian, I upvoted that shit before I walked in the room.

[-] Jimmyeatsausage@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago

It should be fine...it's clearly not a realistic depiction. No normal person could reasonably be expected to believe that a stick man that tall is Ron DeSantis.

[-] Juice@midwest.social 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Fuckin gottem. Although I regret not trying to draw the boots. Maybe in a future iteration

[-] Juice@midwest.social 3 points 6 months ago

Thank you for your service o7

[-] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 11 points 6 months ago

I cannot give you advice in this situation, but I do know you'll do the right thing.

[-] Juice@midwest.social 5 points 6 months ago

I promise to live up to the faith you've put in me

[-] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 months ago

I always believed in you.

[-] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago

what should I do?

Add a furnace behind the wood chipper

[-] model_tar_gz@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

Fertilize the tree of freedom.

[-] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Shoot him in the gut. Wood chipper would be too quick for him.

[-] Juice@midwest.social 2 points 6 months ago

What if the wood chipper has a pulse button like on a blender?

[-] Jaysyn@kbin.social 2 points 6 months ago

Make sure it's on.

[-] CMLVI@lemmy.world 22 points 6 months ago

Unsurprising. Bans gender-affirming care but he wears heels to help him feel more masculine. Only thing he hasn't done is wear a cowboy hat (that's I've seen).

[-] YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Why a cowboy hat? Has he banned those too?

[-] frezik@midwest.social 4 points 6 months ago

He watched Porky's and decided the titular character should be emulated.

[-] CMLVI@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Nah, just it's the quintessential conservative costume piece when they're desperate for votes.

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[-] Ekybio@lemmy.world 21 points 6 months ago

*intentionally

[-] Binthinkin@kbin.social 18 points 6 months ago

Ron DeSantis, American cock holster for fascists.

Have fun losing in court again.

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[-] ZapBeebz_@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago

Forgive my potential lack of understanding, but when a federal law and a state law clash, isn't the federal law the winner? So if the state law requires monthly payment of premiums, but federal law requires 12 months of coverage from a single premium, Florida is supposed to be SOL?

[-] evatronic@lemm.ee 21 points 6 months ago

Normally, yes.

With this supreme court? Who knows.

[-] Jaysyn@kbin.social 15 points 6 months ago

Yes. This is performative except for all of the children he's hurting.

[-] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

For the most part, federal law will override state law. However, states have broader powers in the kinds of laws they can make, while the federal government is more limited. That's part of why the commerce clause comes up so much, it's frequently used to justify federal authority in things that would normally be handled at the state level, even if it means stretching the definition of commerce from time to time.

In this case, I'm guessing that this challenge is based on this being a program administered by the state, and partially funded by the federal government. Programs like that generally come with federal requirements that the state has to follow in order to get the funding. The federal government can exert significant influence over state policy this way, (for example, the drinking age went from 18 to 21 largely because states that didn't make the change would have lost federal funds for highways). But there have been cases where the requirements were thrown out for being too coercive and undermining constitutional authority delegated to the states.

Of course, I highly doubt that such a claim would have any merit in this case. But meritless lawsuits aren't a problem when they stir up support from your base while having no negative consequences for you if you lose. Sure, it costs the state a lot of money, but when the state's lawyers are your buddies, that's just doing them a favor.

[-] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Someone federal should "callously" charge him for mass child endangerment and "choose not to wait for a ruling" before throwing his ass in a jail cell

[-] unreasonabro@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

Desantis seems to have gotten some santorum on him.

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[-] unreasonabro@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

that downvote brought to you by another person who didn't think RATM was talking about politics

[-] corymbia@reddthat.com 1 points 6 months ago

Cruelty is the point.

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