Children with special needs in Florida are at risk of losing the personalized care they depend on. Recent changes in Medicaid contracting practices prioritize large organizations, sidelining small, community-based providers who deliver the individualized attention our kids need.

Here’s what’s at stake:

1. Disruption of Care: Forcing families to transition to unfamiliar providers jeopardizes children’s progress and stability.
2. Loss of Personalized Services: Small providers excel in offering tailored, compassionate care that larger organizations often cannot replicate.
3. Fewer Choices for Families: Medicaid recipients deserve equitable access to care, no matter the size of their provider.

We demand action to:

1. Ensure fair contracting practices that give small providers an equal opportunity to serve Medicaid families.
2. Protect recipient choice, allowing families to stay with the trusted providers who know their children’s unique needs.
3. Prioritize continuity of care, safeguarding the progress children with special needs have worked so hard to achieve.

Every child deserves the chance to thrive. Policies that unfairly target small providers hurt families, limit options, and disrupt the essential care these children need.

Join us in urging Florida Medicaid, the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), and state leaders to take immediate action to protect the futures of Florida’s most vulnerable children.

Sign this petition to demand equitable Medicaid practices that prioritize children’s needs above all else.

Together, we can make a difference. Share this petition to amplify our voices and protect care for every child.