The Florida Medicaid Program Covers:
Florida Medicaid is the medical assistance program that provides access to health care for low-income families and individuals. Medicaid also assists aged and disabled people with the costs of nursing facility care and other medical expenses. Eligibility for Medicaid is usually based on the family’s or individual’s income and assets.
Medicaid serves approximately 2.2 million people in Florida, with over half of those being children and adolescents 20 years of age or younger.