Florida Lawmakers Reject Medicaid Expansion Sought by Scott
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Florida legislative committees rejected an expansion of Medicaid for the poor under President Barack Obama’s health-care law, a defeat for Republican Governor Rick Scott at the hands of his own party.
A Senate panel voted today against expanding Medicaid, an option for states made possible by Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. A House of Representatives committee made the same decision on March 4.