AFP Doubles Down on Opposition to Medicaid Expansion

Fiscal conservative group Americans for Prosperitys (AFP) Florida chapter is sending out mail pieces across the Sunshine State against a Medicaid expansion proposal in the Legislature. While the House opposes the plan, a majority of the Senate is backing the Medicaid expansion.

A number of senators have indicated in previous votes that they are unwilling to stand for Florida families and the most needy of our state, but there is still time to change course, said Chris Hudson, AFPs director in Florida. We are reaching out to Floridians in every district of every member of the Senate that has taken a vote in favor of expanding the broken and bloated Medicaid system under Obamacare.

Hudson called out Senate President Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando, who is backing the expansion.

If President Gardiner wants real market-based solutions, he should be looking to solve the real problems here the overall cost of health care, said Hudson. We have been advocating for expanding telemedicine, reforming certificate of need, and expanding scope of practice as some of the possible ways the Senate can take bold steps to making health care more affordable and available to all Floridians.