Quote:http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/this-w...ro-8370256

 

"Scott technically didn't cut Medicaid; he just refused to expand it. Medicaid expansion was a key part of President Barack Obama's health-care plan, and his administration has offered federal dollars to expand the program. As many as 800,000 low-income individuals in the state would receive health insurance if Medicaid were expanded.

But Scott blocked those federal dollars and left all of those Floridians — including, it seems, Jennings — without access to health care."

 

Federal dollars subsidize Medicaid for a few years then the $$$ go away and the states are left with a budgetary nightmare going forward. Scott was right not to destroy the state's budget for a few dollars up front. Most of those who did not get Medicaid because of his refusal to expand could afford a true Obamacare plan, but they just don't want to or would have to give up their Starbucks habit to pay for it. IOW, Scott didn't bow down to the Free [BLEEP] Army. 

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