Florida Gov. Seeks To Free State From Federal Medicaid Dictates

Florida Gov. Rick Scott took legal and budgetary steps to free his state from federal health care funding pressures this week, as other states facing similar CMS demands watch closely to see whether Florida will succeed in charting an independent path. As the battle turns to the courts, CMS continues to dismiss allegations it is trying to coerce Florida to expand Medicaid by withholding uncompensated care pool funding. Scott and his Attorney General Pam Bondi made the first move in...