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Amendment 3 would slash Florida’s health safety net. But no one knows what that will look like

Local hospital districts are the last stop for many uninsured Floridians. Amendment 3 could shrink the property taxes that fund them

Last year, the Indian River County Hospital District helped pay for 230,000 medical visits, counseling sessions, prenatal checkups and other care for roughly 27,000 people, about 1 in 6 county residents, who otherwise couldn’t afford it. It paid for Meals on Wheels for seniors who can’t drive, dental and mental health care for children, hospice […]

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