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Gov. Rick Scott, feds reach Medicaid deal
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Feb 20, 2013 04:26pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Tia Mitchell |
| Media | Newspaper - Tampa Bay Times |
| News Date | Wednesday, February 20, 2013 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | TALLAHASSEE — Saying his mother's death last year provided "new perspective" on one of the biggest decisions he's faced as Florida's governor, Rick Scott announced Tuesday that he will urge the Legislature to accept federal dollars to expand Medicaid.
"While the federal government is committed to pay 100 percent of the cost of new people in Medicaid, I cannot, in good conscience, deny the uninsured access to care," Scott said at a hastily arranged press conference at the Governor's Mansion.
The announcement reflects an amazing policy reversal for Scott, who came to politics in 2009 with the sole purpose of defeating President Barack Obama's health care law and whose spokesman said as recently as June that Florida would not expand Medicaid.
It means that as many as 1 million Floridians could gain access to health insurance, if the Republican-controlled Legislature goes along. That is not a certainty. |
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