Something big happened in the Florida legislature last week.

[Baitball Blogger]

If the legislature doesn't act now to accept federal money offered through Obamacare, they will lose it. So, major turmoil is going on in Tally, according to the article. (Who knew that the loss of federal money would actually wake up Republicans from their lemming march to small government Nirvana? Who knew?)

Article is an op that is usually blocked for subscribers, but appears to be open for this article:


...last week, absurdity went on steroids when Republicans realized that all their screaming about how they don't want no stinkin' federal money might end up with them getting their wish.

This was something they never really expected.

Yes, they want to rant about Obamacare. But they also wanted to keep sucking up federal health-care dollars.

House Republicans weren't sure what to do. So they staged a secret meeting where they passed out talking points for members to parrot. This way, if a pesky constituent asked why they were making such a mess, they could respond with prattle like: "We will continue to listen to new ideas ..."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/os-florida-medicaid-obamacare-scott-maxwell-20150425-column.html

Link fixed.

[lamp_shade]

1. Your link didn't work for me. Here's one that did...

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/os-florida-medicaid-obamacare-scott-maxwell-20150425-column.html

[Baitball Blogger]

2. thanks. I updated my post.

[tblue37]

3. KnR. Fifth rec--to the greatest page. nt

[denbot]

4. Won't let me access story

I scroll down to story and another subscription banner pops up, and if I click not now it boots me back to home page.

[Baitball Blogger]

6. That's odd.

I wasn't signed in when I accessed the story.

[denbot]

8. I access DU from an iPad

Matbe that has something to do with it.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

5. I thought the SCOTUS ruling

said that existing Medicaid funding couldn't be cut off if states refused the Medicaid expansion?

Or is the federal funding about to be cut not Medicaid funding?

[Baitball Blogger]

7. Wouldn't know the answer.

You would think this information would be available from more than just an oped.

[jeff47]

9. It's not Medicaid funding.

It's a fund that was set up before the ACA to help hospitals treat people who could not pay. It has no connection to Medicaid.

What's happening is DHS has said that they're not going to keep paying out that money, because Medicaid expansion solves the same problem.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

10. Ah got it, thanks! n/t