Healthcare conflicts: Vaccine and coverage trends

Below you'll find some of our recent coverage on conflicts and changes tied to healthcare coverage and vaccination policies.

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

State Surgeon General of Florida, Joseph A. Ladapo, speaks during the Miami-Dade County Commission meeting on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at the Stephen P. Clark Government Center in downtown Miami, Fla. While considered helpful in preventing tooth decay by dentists, the practice has come under fire by some for alleged health risks. The bill passed to take the fluoride out of drinking water even though federal agencies like the American Dental Association says it could be harmful. By Alie Skowronski

NO. 3: DESANTIS AND LADAPO AIM TO MAKE FLORIDA FIRST IN US TO END ALL VACCINE MANDATES

Florida is set to push for an end to all state vaccine mandates, state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced at a news conference Wednesday. | Published September 3, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kirby Wilson, Romy Ellenbogen

Florida Department of Health Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo gives his remarks during Governor Ron DeSantis’ press conference that mostly covered his administration’s Covid response back in 2020, legislation of the removal of fluoride in the State’s public water supply, and other new legislation banning human control over the weather on Tuesday August 6, 2025, in Miami, Florida. By Carl Juste

NO. 4: FLORIDA DOCS CAN TURN AWAY UNVACCINATED PATIENTS. DESANTIS WANTS TO CHANGE THAT

In Florida, you can’t turn away a patient on the basis of their race, color, sex, religion or national origin. | Published September 24, 2025 | Read Full Story by Romy Ellenbogen

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.