Medicaid Reform – Florida

Florida lawmakers OK Medicaid pilot program extension, By Jeremy Cox, May 15, 2010, Florida Times-Union: “Just when it looked like the Medicaid experiment in Northeast Florida and one South Florida county was going to be expanded to 19 more counties or even statewide, the legislation fell apart. Now, as leading state lawmakers vow to push anew next year for a Medicaid overhaul, the pilot program that was the basis for last month’s legislative drama may get a second chance to prove its advocates right. After failing to reach a compromise on expansive changes to the government insurance program for the poor, the House and Senate quietly voted on the last day of the session to extend Medicaid reform…”