Rick Scott was on CNBC and Fox News Monday morning extolling the virtues of why it's prudent for Florida to reject the idea of expanding Medicaid for the uninsured in his state, despite the fact the fact that the feds will be paying the large majority of the costs over the next decade.
Considering his rejection of billions of dollars of high-speed rail money from the Obama administration a year and a half ago, nobody is surprised that Scott is once again thumbing his nose at the feds, even though he said he would work to implement the law if it was ruled constitutional just a couple of weeks ago.
Today House Democratic Leader-designate Perry Thurston oF Plantation called on the governor, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and the state's legislative leaders to get over their philosophical concerns and get with implementing the Affordable Care Act.
Saying that it is “fiscally and morally irresponsible" to refuse billions of dollars to provide health coverage to more low-income Floridians, Thurston said it was time for Scott to lead, and not obstruct.
This article appears in Jun 28 – Jul 4, 2012.