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Thousands of chronically ill children in Florida without vital healthcare
http://cbs12.com/news/cbs12-investigates/thousands-of-chronically-ill-children-in-florida-without-vital-healthcareTen-thousand chronically ill children in our state are being dropped by their specialists, denied proper treatment, and refused essential equipment.
It's the result of a change to Florida's healthcare designed to save the state money....
"We've faced cutbacks that have affected her equipment," Kim said. "We've received denials, rejections from doctors; we were dropped from two neurologists,"
Abby is one of 14,029 kids who were dropped from Florida's specialty Medicaid plan for children with chronic health issues.
It's the result of a change to Florida's healthcare designed to save the state money....
"We've faced cutbacks that have affected her equipment," Kim said. "We've received denials, rejections from doctors; we were dropped from two neurologists,"
Abby is one of 14,029 kids who were dropped from Florida's specialty Medicaid plan for children with chronic health issues.
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