Federal Judge tosses Gov. DeSantis lawsuit on children's health insurance
A federal Judge handed Florida a stinging defeat in court by tossing a lawsuit that challenged rules for children’s health insurance programs.
U.S. District Judge William Jung, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, dismissed the case, saying the court lacks jurisdiction over the dispute. The lawsuit could eventually be refiled, but Jung said the state needed to challenge the rules at the federal agency level first.
Florida was protesting new federal guidelines that stated that families could not be removed from the Florida KidCare program for failing to pay premiums. While awaiting a ruling, the state removed 22,000 children from state administered health insurance programs, in...
