René García http://wlrn.org en Why Florida Lawmakers Are Now Considering Medicaid Expansion http://wlrn.org/post/why-florida-lawmakers-are-now-considering-medicaid-expansion <p></p><p>When Florida sued to overturn the Affordable Care Act, lawmakers targeted a piece of the law that would have forced Florida to make Medicaid available to more than a million uninsured Floridians.</p><p>The U. S. Supreme Court upheld most of the act but it made Medicaid expansion optional.</p><p>Now some Florida lawmakers who originally opposed Medicaid expansion are seriously considering that option.</p> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Sammy Mack 8490 at http://wlrn.org Why Florida Lawmakers Are Now Considering Medicaid Expansion