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Florida PAC-linked foundation received $10M from Centene Medicaid settlement

8/28/2026

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U.S. officials transferred $10 million to Hope Florida Foundation, which routed it to political action committees.
The $10 million came from a $67,048,611 Medicaid settlement with Centene.
On September 27, 2024, Florida officials allocated $57,048,611 to the state and $10,000,000 to the foundation.
Hope Florida Foundation gave $5 million each to Secure Florida’s Future and Save Our Society From Drugs.
Those groups funded Keep Florida Clean PAC to oppose a marijuana-legalization ballot initiative, which failed.

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Story summary

U.S. officials transferred $10 million to Hope Florida Foundation, which routed it to political action committees.
The $10 million came from a $67,048,611 Medicaid settlement with Centene.
On September 27, 2024, Florida officials allocated $57,048,611 to the state and $10,000,000 to the foundation.
Hope Florida Foundation gave $5 million each to Secure Florida’s Future and Save Our Society From Drugs.
Those groups funded Keep Florida Clean PAC to oppose a marijuana-legalization ballot initiative, which failed.