Florida is not going to implement Obamacare. We are not going to expand Medicaid, and we're not going to implement exchanges.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It is appalling that President Obama would cut off federal health care dollars to Florida in an effort to force our state further into Obamacare.
The American people are opposed to ObamaCare. They were when the law passed; they're still opposed to it. But the fact of the matter is it's got to be implemented. We're trying to do our part even here in Nebraska. It's very, very difficult.
I have been outspoken on my opposition to 'Obamacare,' and I don't buy the line that our Medicaid program, or any function of government, has reached maximum efficiency.
Simply expanding Medicaid does not improve health care outcomes. In Louisiana, instead we're helping people getting better paying jobs so they can provide for their own health care.
We all know there are problems with Obamacare, and Washington's implementation of it has been abysmal. But rejecting Medicaid won't fix any of those things.
I'm very, very concerned ultimately, as Medicaid costs increase in my state and most states, it's going to reduce funding for state aid to our public schools, to our higher education institution or higher taxes on the middle class that President Obama said he didn't want to do. And that's exactly where he's headed.
The American people don't want Obamacare. It has been forced on the American people, despite the fact that Democrats no longer control the House.
Without Romneycare, I don't think we would have Obamacare.
One thing governors feel, Democrats and Republicans alike, is that we have a health care system that, if you're on Medicaid, you have unlimited access to health care, at unlimited levels, at no cost. No wonder it's running away.
I'm glad that Gov. Scott down in Florida accepted ObamaCare, because it will work.