This Week in South Florida: Nicholas Duran
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It was pushed across the finish line by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican leadership.
Democrats, meanwhile, tried to slow things down and offered several amendments, but without success.
One of the designated point men for House Democrats was Rep. Nicholas Duran of Miami.
He joined This Week in South Florida hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg, and their conversation can be seen at the top of this page.
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State Republican leaders have long rejected expanding eligibility for Medicaid, pointing in part to concerns about potential future costs.
Florida could add 134,700 jobs, lower the number of uninsured residents by 852,000 and pump billions of additional federal dollars into the economy if it would expand Medicaid to low-income adults without children, according to a report released Thursday.
The Commonwealth Fund, a New York-based organization that focuses on health care issues, released the report, which said expanding Medicaid in Florida would add 61,600 health-care jobs from 2022 to 2025. It also said an expansion would lead to job increases in the construction, retail, finance and insurance sectors.
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Hello and welcome to Thursday.
Waiting to exhale It may be weeks probably months before the true effect of the last three months in Tallahassee are really known. As the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature at the urging of Gov. Ron DeSantis passed measure after measure ranging from a confrontation with Silicon Valley to a revamp of election laws, and now a sweeping gambling deal, the efforts have been quickly been hit with lawsuits.