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GOP Legislature Kills Medicaid Expansion

The Florida Legislature has essentially killed a plan from Governor Rick Scott to expand Medicaid coverage to roughly 1 million of Florida’s poorest residents as part of the Affordable Care Act.

CBS Miami–2013/03/11

(AP Photo/H. Rumph Jr)

Florida Estimates Obamacare To Cost $5.2 Billion Over Next Decade

Florida economists are now projecting that the total cost to Florida taxpayers for the Affordable Care Act will be approximately $5.2 billion over the next decade.

CBS Miami–2013/03/07

Obamacare supporters celebrate the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Health Act on June 28, 2012 in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. (Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

ObamaCare 101: Separating Fact From Fiction

What does ObamaCare mean for you? The more you understand, the better you’ll fare.

2013/02/28

President Barack Obama

Scott Endorses Expanding Medicaid Under Obamacare

Florida Governor Rick Scott, one of the biggest opponents of the Affordable Care Act has announced that he has agreed to expand Medicaid coverage as long as federal officials agree to pick up the cost of the expansion.

CBS Miami–2013/02/20

A doctor wears a stethoscope during an examination (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Feds “Okay” Florida Medicaid Proposal For Long Term Care Patients

Florida has been given the green light by federal health officials to enroll long-term care patients into a statewide Medicaid privatization program.

2013/02/04

(Source: CBS4)

Scott Eliminating 3,647 State Jobs In New Budget

Governor Rick Scott unveiled his spending priorities for the coming year Thursday with the release of his annual budget recommendations.

CBS Miami–2013/01/31

Governor Rick Scott Health Care Funding

Health Care Law Quirk Complicates Medicaid Expansion

Numerous Republican governors, including Rick Scott, have rejected expanding Medicaid as part of the Affordable Care Act. But a quirk in the law could force governors into a tough spot of denying health coverage to U.S. citizens, but giving it to legal immigrants.

CBS Miami–2013/01/25

Medical Costs

Scott Under Fire After Fla. ObamaCare Cost Reduced To $3M

The so-called “ObamaCare” law will cost the state $3 million, not $26 million as Florida Gov. Rick Scott first told federal officials this week.

CBS4–2013/01/10

Gov. Rick Scott (Source: CBS4)

Scott’s Medicaid Costs Called Into Question

Governor Rick Scott is under fire for using inflated numbers to help his case for rejecting key parts of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

CBS Miami–2013/01/10

(Source: AP)

Eurozone Offers Cautionary Tale To Washington

As Republicans in Congress prepare for a major fight with Senate Democrats and President Barack Obama over the economic future of the country; the eurozone is painting a very dark picture of what could lie ahead if America takes the wrong path.

CBS Miami–2013/01/08

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