This is going to create big problems for the republican legislators & Gov Scott.
Florida Lawmakers Reject Medicaid Expansion Sought by Scott
By Michael C. Bender - Mar 11, 2013 4:07 PM ET
Florida legislative committees rejected an expansion of Medicaid for the poor under President Barack Obama’s health-care law, a defeat for Republican Governor Rick Scott at the hands of his own party.
A Senate panel voted today against expanding Medicaid, an option for states made possible by Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. A House of Representatives committee made the same decision on March 4.
The rebuke from the Republican-controlled legislature shows the difficulty that Scott, seeking re-election in 2014, will have winning approval during the legislative session. Lawmakers have until May 3, the last day of session, to change their minds on Medicaid.
At least eight Republican governors have backed Medicaid expansion. Some, like Scott, are facing opposition from Republican-controlled legislatures. In Arizona, Governor Jan Brewer held a news conference last week with doctors and nurses outside the Capitol to press lawmakers to support the measure.
The U.S. Supreme Court said in June that the federal government couldn’t force states to broaden the program under Obama’s health-care law. That means states decide.
Scott, 60, supports a “limited” expansion that would last three years.
more:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-11/florida-lawmakers-reject-obama-medicaid-program-sought-by-scott.html
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