Proposed Cuts Will Cost Far More in Lives and State Funds 

The Florida House Healthcare Council is considering cutting $3 million services from Healthy Start’s already underfunded prenatal and infant health care program, and rolling back Medicaid eligibility from 185% to 150% of the federal poverty level for pregnant women.  Thousands of the state's most vulnerable low-income families - who are facing job losses, foreclosures and a lack of health care coverage during this economic down-turn – will lose critical services.

Healthy Start is a long-term health investment that Florida cannot afford to stop making. It saves tremendous costs in state funds for years to come, while saving lives.