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Tampa Bay Station Investigates Gap in Disability Care


Topic: Investigative Reporting
Posted on 2/2/2026

FOX 13 Tampa Bay’s investigative team shined a light on a troubling gap in Florida’s disability care system, revealing that hundreds of millions of dollars earmarked for services went unspent while thousands of children and adults with severe developmental disabilities remained on lengthy waiting lists for critical care. Through powerful storytelling and extensive reporting, the station highlighted the real-life struggles of families navigating years-long delays for home-based services, helping drive public awareness and prompting renewed scrutiny from lawmakers and policymakers.



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