South Florida

3 takeaways on insurance issues and other Miami health problems

Stories by Miami Herald journalists, with AI summarization

Florida Blue and Broward Health can't agree on coverage, and patients with Obamacare are facing higher costs. Then there is a loneliness factor in Miami.

Take a look at the health issues below.

An estimated 4 million Americans will lose health insurance over the next decade if Congress doesn’t extend enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage, which expire at the end of the year. Florida and Texas would see the biggest losses, in part because they have not expanded Medicaid eligibility.

NO. 1: THE PRICE YOU PAY FOR AN OBAMACARE PLAN COULD SURGE NEXT YEAR IN FLORIDA

Florida and Texas would see the biggest impact, in part because they have not expanded Medicaid eligibility. | Published June 17, 2025 | Read Full Story by Daniel Chang

A Broward radiologist working in Palm Beach might have misdiagnosed a scan right before the patient died from a brain hemmorhage.

NO. 2: FLORIDA BLUE, BROWARD HEALTH HIT STANDSTILL OVER COSTS. WHAT IT MEANS FOR PATIENTS

Florida Blue said it notified about 18,000 members in May about the situation. | Published July 2, 2025 | Read Full Story by Michelle Marchante

Religious Americans report feeling a strong sense of community, despite a national loneliness “epidemic,” according to a new poll.

NO. 3: LONELINESS IN MIAMI IS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. IT’S TIME TO REMOVE THE STIGMA | OPINION

Since 2018, Cigna Healthcare has tracked loneliness in the U.S., and the trend is alarming. | Published September 4, 2025 | Read Full Story by Marco Vitiello

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.