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Republican states joining Florida Obamacare challenge … again

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In what is seemingly reminiscent of its 2010 case against Obamacare, Gov. Rick Scott‘s lawsuit has picked up steam with Republican-led states. After verbally committing support, governors from Kansas and Texas jointly filed an amici curia brief with the federal court in Pensacola on Friday. “Florida won a partial and very public victory against (the federal government) and now the agency is threatening to punish Florida by punching a $1.3 billion hole in its budget unless Florida gives back everything it…

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GOP states that have expanded Medicaid toying with changes

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A handful of red states that agreed to Medicaid expansions are planning to ask the federal government to consider changes to the initiatives that would make the expanded program more closely resemble private insurance as well as couple enrollment in the program to work requirements, Modern Healthcare reported. Republican-led Ohio and Iowa are planning to alter their Medicaid programs and, according to the story, Arizona and Michigan are seeking work requirements. Arizona passed a law in March that would allow adults with…

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Rick Scott’s attorneys file injunction in hopes of making feds continue $2.2 billion in LIP beyond summer

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One day after leaving Washington, D.C., without any promises that the federal government would extend Medicaid supplemental dollars to the state for another year, Gov. Rick Scott‘s attorneys filed an injunction in his lawsuit against the Obama administration. On the surface the injunction is asking the court to issue a preliminary injunction or to support a writ of mandamus requiring the federal government to revoke what Scott’s attorneys call an “unconstitutional ultimatum,” or requiring Florida to expand Medicaid to ensure…

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Allison Tant calls Rick Scott out for his Medicaid expansion remark

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Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant issued a statement saying “sometimes there are no words” after Gov. Rick Scott told reporters he supported Medicaid expansion in 2013 because the state had just gotten approval from the federal government to expand its mandatory managed care program for three years. “The lengths to which Rick Scott will go to mislead the public are disgusting,” she said in a release. “Shame is not a strong enough word.” In a press availability on Thursday Scott avoided…

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Sylvia Burwell tells Rick Scott his LIP is too big

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Florida’s request for $2 billion in supplemental Medicaid funding is too high, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell told Rick Scott at a meeting, according to a release issued by the federal government. The release also says that a preliminary view of the proposed amendment “falls short” of the principles the government has concerns with. The release, dubbed a “readout,” also points out that Burwell told Scott  that whether a state receives federal funding for an uncompensated…

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Rick Scott tells feds, ‘We need federal action right now’

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Gov. Rick Scott said on Wednesday that he is prepared to walk away from additional Medicaid dollars and prepare a base budget if the state doesn’t get approval from the federal government on the Low Income Pool soon. Scott addressed the media  after meeting with Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell. Scott went to Washington to request the federal government to approve the state’s amendment to its existing 1115 waiver that allows the state to operate a mandatory Medicaid managed-care…

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Rick Scott working on a new 2015-16 spending plan, ‘base’ budget

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Gov. Rick Scott said on Tuesday that he’s working on a base, or continuation budget, for the upcoming year. “I’m looking at special session, I’m looking at a base budget, I’m working on our own base budget because I want to make sure our state continues to operate after June 30.” The Legislature is charged with annually crafting the state’s operating budget and passing the budget. Florida law requires the governor to submit his proposed spending plan and submit copies…

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