Florida counties defy Gov. Scott on Affordable Care Act

[babylonsister]

Florida counties defy Gov. Scott on Affordable Care Act
Traci G. Lee, @traciglee
7:08 PM on 09/25/2013


Individual counties in Florida are resisting Gov. Rick Scott’s ban on a program designed to help Americans better understand their options under the Affordable Care Act.

The Republican governor issued an order earlier this month to bar “navigators” trained to help people sign up for health insurance in Florida. The order, sent out to 60 local health department directors across the state, instructed counties to refuse counselors who attempted to reach out to citizens with guidance on enrolling in insurance under the Affordable Care Act due to “privacy concerns.”

But that argument is a “smokescreen,” said Broward County Mayor Kristin Jacobs on MSNBC Wednesday.

“Everyone knows that once the people have this kind of health care available to them, the dignity that comes with going to the doctor when you need to—they like it. They’re not going to give it up. And that’s this last push: it’s to try to scare everybody, use whatever tactics you can to get people to not enroll so they can point their fingers back and say, ‘This is not successful,’” Jacobs said.

Jacobs explained that the state of Florida does not own every building across the Sunshine State, and that the majority of the health facilities in Broward County are owned by the county itself. “Our attitude was, ‘Well, you can’t tell us what to do in our own facilities’…We do have control over who enters our buildings, and you sure aren’t going to tell us who we’re going to ban.”

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http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/09/25/florida-counties-defy-gov-scott-on-affordable-care-act/

[upaloopa]

1. It is good for counties to sign people up who come to

their clinics. In our county (Santa Barbara) we treat many indigent men. After Jan 2014 many of these men will be eligible for Medical (Medicaid in CA). Not only will we be reimbursed the usual 50% of cost but we will be reimbursed 100% of cost due to the ACA.
Less money will be taken from State and local taxes to pay for treating them.

[Kber]

2. And while these democratic leaning counties are signing people up for health insurance

Will they also be offering the chance to register to vote, as required?

Waterloo, indeed!

[Scurrilous]

3. Great news!

[Cha]

4. K&R!