Thursday 16 April 2015

Florida governor fights Obama administration over healthcare funding

Republican Florida Governor Scott celebrates his re-election during a U.S. midterm elections night party with supporters in Bonita Springs By Bill Cotterell and Letitia Stein TALLAHASSEE/TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - Florida Governor Rick Scott said on Thursday he will sue to stop U.S. health leaders from ending more than $1 billion in federal funding for low-income patients, arguing it stems from the state's refusal to expand Obamacare for the working poor. Scott pledged to take legal action, but provided no details, amid an escalating fight between Florida's Republican leaders and President Barack Obama's administration. The dispute has become entangled in Florida's rejection, so far, of about $51 billion in federal dollars available over 10 years to expand Medicaid coverage to some 1 million Floridians under the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. Scott singled out a letter this week in which federal officials acknowledged a connection between Medicaid expansion and ongoing negotiations with Florida officials over the state's "Low Income Pool." Florida stands to lose about $1 billion in federal funding to pay hospitals for treating needy patients.




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