Hot off the press ... Florida secret talks to accept Medicaid funding from ACA

[MichaelSoE]

This could be big.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/21/florida-secret-medicaid-talks-healthcare-expansion

The White House believes opposition to expansion in the red states will gradually crumble. The substantial financial incentives make economic sense, said Shalala. “It's hard to believe at the end of the day that economic incentives won't work – as powerful as these economic incentives,” she said. Healthcare formed a very large part of the economy of Florida, she said.

Governor Rick Scott has already said he would take the Medicaid expansion money for three years. “I think the senate has some people that are prepared to play and are prepared to shape some kind of a framework for taking the Medicaid money,” she said.

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[KaryninMiami]

1. Rick Scott may be an asshole but he's not stupid.

It's an election year and Florida happens to have a rather enormous number of seniors who vote (when the Repugs aren't disenfranchising them). Leaving them out of medicaid funding would be suicidal for Scott's re-election and he knows it. He's already behind - and the Dems have already started reminding people about his turning down the funding. So- happy for those who will get some help- but not happy if it means anyone would be stupid enough to fall for Scott's tricks.

I so hope this is the last year we have to deal with this monster.

[MichaelSoE]

2. amen to that ... i'm from trey radel's district and i sure would like to see him take a hike.

i fear that he'll remain and he'll be championed as a great man for combating his addiction, his "honesty" to deal with it and his "commitment" to his constituents. I also had the creepy thought about how Scott is dreaming up new ways to defraud the system as he has done before (caught but he never paid the price). I can almost see the dollar signs in his beady little eyes.

[flamingdem]

5. Good point about the Seniors and their votes

Add the Latinos to that and he knows what has to happen

[Blue Idaho]

3. The same thing is happening in Ruby Red Idaho.

This is not even the end of the beginning...

[libdem4life]

4. He's a weasel and was nigh indicted for creative Medicare "billing practices" at his HCA

Health Corporations of America. Must really chap his hide.

PBO will have all the Red State Governor Scrooges come a knockin' at his door, in this case, the back door, slinking in to have a little off-the-record government largesse money chat. Repent, I say!