Sunday, February 26, 2017

Health

There were 2.7 million Medicaid patients in Florida in 2009. The governor has proposed adding $2.6 billion to care for the expected 300,000 additional patients in 2011.[205] The cost of caring for 2.3 million clients in 2010 was $18.8 billion.[206] This is nearly 30% of Florida's budget.[207] Medicaid paid for 60% of all births in Florida in 2009.[60] The state has a program for those not covered by Medicaid.
In 2013, Florida refused to participate in providing coverage for the uninsured under the Affordable Care Act, popularly called Obamacare. The Florida legislature also refused to accept additional Federal funding for Medicaid, although this would have helped its constituents at no cost to the state. As a result, Florida is second only to Texas in the percentage of its citizens without health insurance.[208]

Architecture

Miami Art Deco District, built during the 1920s-1930s.
Florida has the largest collection of Art Deco and Streamline Moderne buildings in both the United States and the entire world, most of which are located in the Miami metropolitan area, especially Miami Beach's Art Deco District, constructed as the city was becoming a resort destination.[209] A unique architectural design found only in Florida is the post-World War II Miami Modern, which can be seen in areas such as Miami's MiMo Historic District.
Being of early importance as a regional center of banking and finance, the architecture of Jacksonville displays a wide variety of styles and design principles. Many of state's earliest skyscrapers were constructed in Jacksonville, dating as far back as 1902.,[210] and last holding a state height record from 1974 to 1981.[211] The city is endowed with one of the largest collections of Prairie School buildings outside of the Midwest.[212] Jacksonville is also noteworthy for its collection of Mid-Century modern architecture.[213]
Some sections of the state feature architectural styles including Spanish revival, Florida vernacular, and Mediterranean Revival.[214][215] A notable collection of these styles can be found in St. Augustine, the oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement within the borders of the United States.[216]

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