Florida Senate Says New Law Scuttles Medicaid Initiative
Florida Decides Healthcare proposed its initiative after lawmakers refused repeatedly in recent years to expand Medicaid to low-income adults who currently don’t qualify for coverage.
April 13, 2020 at 02:48 PM
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By Jim Saunders |
April 13, 2020 at 02:48 PM
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Just days after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a controversial law making it harder to pass ballot initiatives, the Florida Senate is using the law to try to block a proposed constitutional amendment that would expand Medicaid coverage.
Senate attorneys filed a six-page document Saturday at the Florida Supreme Court, arguing that part of the new law dealing with required petition signatures should scuttle the proposed Medicaid amendment, which could go on the 2022 ballot.
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