Fla. Gov. Scott cuts vaccinations for postpartum women on Medicaid
Add another cut to the already long list of health care services that Gov. Rick Scott vetoed last week: $1.8 million dollars in vaccinations for postpartum women on Medicaid
Jul 31, 2020250.9K Shares3.4M Views
Add another cut to the already long list of health care servicesthat Gov. Rick Scott vetoed last week: $1.8 million dollars in vaccinations for postpartum women on Medicaid. #
According to the recently released Florida “End of Session Report,” a provision in the Agency for Health Care Administration budget would have provided funding for Tdap vaccinations for women who just gave birth and are enrolled in Medicaid. However, this line of the budget was vetoed, along with other health services for mostly low-income women and children. #
Scott’s cut is just another in a growing listof health services for women that were eliminated from the already-slim state budget. Among more than $2 million in services that were cut was also a pilot program that would provide specialized care to at-risk first-time mothers. #