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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.
Florida Will See Three Tax Holidays In 2021, Including A Freedom Week
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Report Points To Benefits Of Expanding Medicaid In Florida
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By Dara Kam-News Service of Florida
• 2 hours ago
With legal battles looming over the expansion of gambling in Florida, lawmakers are poised to pass a sweeping deal that would give the Seminole Tribe control of sports betting throughout the state in exchange for a promise of at least $2.5 billion over the first five years of a three-decade pact.
The Florida Senate on Tuesday approved the deal, known as a “compact,” with only Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, voting against it. The House is expected to sign off on the proposal Wednesday and wrap up a special legislative session called to consider the agreement, which was signed April 23 by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Seminole Tribe of Florida Chairman Marcellus Osceola Jr.