Wednesday, June 16, 2010

1 million Florida children are without health insurance

Another stat is out—uninsured children flood Florida!

Lawton Chiles said that he would voice for those who traditionally have been cut out of the democratic process.

"I'm here to speak for 1 million Floridians who today are out of work, for almost 1 million children who have no health insurance in this state and for millions of Florida citizens like me, who believe that Florida can and must do better by its families and by its communities," Chiles said.

The main point of our discussion is 1 million children without insurance. Now, if this is to be taken as true, what about the Florida KidCare program, which provides free or subsidized health insurance for children under the age of 19. Given the healthcare reforms gearing to offer health insurance to every citizen, this is a real good figure to take care about.

If you go by reports, there is lot of closeness with the figure though it could be a bit more than the actual one. So, the statement made by Lawton Chiles comes closer to the reality.

Do you, as a Floridian, think that this could be a real point for voting Chiles in? Share your thoughts with us.

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