Florida Program to Aid Brain-Damaged Kids Often Told Families No. It's Promising to Change. — ProPublica

The program promised support while taking away parents’ right to seek justice. Instead, NICA often forced parents to go through the state’s Medicaid safety net first — including appeals. Now, a proposed set of rules could change the approach.

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