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Returning to Pre-COVID Medicaid Eligibility: What you should know now about Medicaid Unwinding

Thursday, March 09, 2023

About Medicaid Unwinding 

In March of 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic started, it was important that people could get medical…

Disability Rights Florida joins 161 organizations calling for the rescission of the Interim Final Rule “Temporary FMAP Increase During the Public Health Emergency for COVID-19"

Friday, April 09, 2021

Disability Rights Florida (DRF) joined 161 other organizations serving individuals with disabilities to ask the Centers for Medicaid and CHIP Services and the Centers for Medicare…

Complaint Filed Against Florida Governor for Violating ADA Laws

Monday, July 13, 2020

TALLAHASSEE, July 13, 2020 — Disability Rights Florida (DRF), the State’s designated protection and advocacy system for individuals with disabilities, and the National Association of the…

We Want to Know: Conditions in Facilities During COVID-19

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Disability Rights Florida (DRF) was founded in 1977 as the designated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) system for individuals with disabilities in the State of Florida. The…

Disability Rights Florida makes repeated requests to Governor DeSantis for American Sign Language interpreters at press briefings

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Disability Rights Florida has notified Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office by phone and email on several occasions expressing our concern regarding his lack of compliance under Title…