Governor Rick Scott's health care stance
 

3.8 million people in Florida with no health insurance and governor
Scott says he will not impement the Affordable Health Care Act
even with the Supreme Court declaring the tax mandate constitutional.
The Medicaid portion of the bill will go into efect in 2014 whether the
governor wants it or not. The cost is paid by the federal government
and will will be implemented with the state government's help or not.
The governor can hide his head in the sand but this law will be in place to give state residents the health care that they need.

This state and several others to begin are involved and it is increasing, unexpectedly, costs to the state. I think many more will back out once the political fires have settled. States have budgets as well as...oops,,,US does not have a budget...but most states do.

Another reason this law is just a complete unfunded boondoogle. As Chief Justice Roberts said on the SCOTUS ruling...

"“We do not consider whether the Act embodies sound policies. That judgment is entrusted to the Nation’s elected leaders.”

“Members of this Court are vested with the authority to interpret the law; we possess neither the expertise nor the prerogative to make policy judgments. Those decisions are entrusted to our Nation’s elected leaders, who can be thrown out of office if the people disagree with them. It is not our job to protect the people from the consequences of their political choices.”

Vote him out next election. He is not good for Florida....the health care fraud executive.

He's my hero.

Perhaps Scott is afraid the legislation will make fraudulent claims more difficult to score.

Governor Rick Scott is rejecting 20.05 billion dollars of federal funds to expand Medicaid which will deny 951,622 people coverage. Meanwhile, Florida has the third highest number of uninsured people in the country. Many other republican governors, including Christie and Jindel, are doing the same thing.


GOP Governors May Turn Down $258 Billion In Obamacare Funds, Leave 9.2 Million Americans Uninsured | ThinkProgress

Not MANY ....ALL are rejecting it. Were they ever consulted by this President when he and congress wrote this bill about passing this cost off and it was done for one reason, and with time (maybe not tonight as I am busy) I will get the quote when asked about cost justification this was mentioned.....CBO used it to cost justify.

You think this will be limited to these states thus far...my opinion, not even close..as with many business, people are running from this thing. Democrats are not going to opt out in an election year but what a bill, huh.....it is a cornucopia of "stuff"



You can try and put a guilt trip on anyone.....but do not ignore the impetus for the grief !

Fortunately for the 950,000 people of Florida, the legislature will get the last word and it is doubtful they won't accept the money in an election year. The same thing happened with the stimulus money when all the GOP governors rejected it on principle, but eventually accepted it.

Imho
 

I'm sure Rick Scott will be a one term governor

Just shows how caring he and his right wing cohorts are towards people in need. Not surprising.:yuck:

Relevant: Derailing the Medicaid Expansion: Chief Justice Roberts Gets This One Right | Advancing a Free Society

Yesterday, when asked by Chris Wallace about the 30 million uninsured, minority leader Mitch McConnell said "that's not the issue". Governor Rick Scott doesn't have to worry about his approval rating. It rarely gets out of the 20% range. Those 20% are his faithful tea party supporters. He couldn't get elected dog catcher.

Here we go.A governor gets it right but those who feel entitled are going to scream,They will call him names what ever to get their way.Don't have the the sense to read what it will cost states and where will the money come from.Lord knows they won't want to kick in a dime

In this entire discussion, states and the federal law, in a country that you hear every day is about to go "over the cliff" NOBODY wants to deal with how we pay for all of this. Better somebody pay attention !!! You dont want this to be the straw that broke the camels back.

I do not know who is right or wrong financially with the states right now. Predictably it is all political at this point, but the cost needs to be discussed at some point. Playing this political game of trying to make people feel guilty is sort of dumb unless you just dont care of our direction in this country !

Ding ding ding, we have a correct answer.