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It is important to understand that Medicaid provides 2/3 of medical costs for eligible individuals up to the maximum ‘pot’ of money allocated by Congress, with the state providing the other 1/3. However, if the state cannot prove that it has 1/3 of the costs it is claiming, Medicaid will not pay the full 2/3

There are 24,667 households in Florida’s 17th Congressional District currently receiving Food Assistance with an average family size of 3 individuals.(1) The maximum benefit for a family of 3 is $768 per month.(2) The reality is that most families receive less due to deductions taken for a variety of factors, so the average benefit for