Millions in Florida Will Bear the Brunt of Trump’s Health Cuts

Millions of people in the US are expected to lose their health coverage in coming years because of shrinking funding for federal programs. Few states would suffer a bigger blow than Florida.

Enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies expired in December. More than $900 billion in cuts to Medicaid safety-net programs are on the horizon. Across the US, in excess of 14 million people are expected to lose health insurance through 2034, according to health-policy research nonprofit KFF.

Florida, the third-largest state by population, is exposed to cutbacks by President Donald Trump’s administration on several levels. The state’s hospitals, including facilities that serve ...