Dodged a bullet ping
great news, but is this a done deal?
We all want to help low income and disabled people get good medical care.
But expanding Medicaid without assurance it would be fully paid for would be doing them a disservice - as well as FL taxpayers who would on the hook if the promised federal funding failed to materialize.
Its convenient that there’ll be 100% federal funding while Obama is in office. In three years time, his successor can revoke the 90% commitment or Congress can cancel it. This is no time to embrace the Federal Siren promise Medicaid has an assured future.
The FL House wisely remembered the old lesson that life doesn’t come with guarantees. Not even a Medicaid expansion offer.
“pink slip Rick” takes on a whole new meaning
Excellent.
The medicaid / welfare / moocher crowd doesn’t vote Republican anyway.
NOt one reason in the world to like floriduh Govenor scott.
Proud of my legislature though.