Republican Florida Legislature discusses, but shoots down, Medicaid expansion

By: Christine Sexton

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: March 6, 2026

Words: 847

Last Updated: 3 days, 23 hours ago

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The Republican-controlled Florida Senate Friday voted down an effort to prod the state into finally expanding Medicaid to low-income, childless adults, as allowable under the Affordable Care Act, often referred to as Obamacare.

The Senate once embraced the concept of expanding the safety net health care program to cover low-income workers but that effort — which occurred in 2015, when Rick Scott was governor — ultimately came up short.

So did Senate Democratic Leader Lori …

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