AFP Runs TV Ad Against Medicaid Expansion

The fight over Medicaid expansion left Tallahassee and hit the Florida airwaves at the end of last week.

On Friday, fiscal conservative group Americans for Prosperitys (AFP) Florida chapter launched a TV ad, urging the Florida Senate to reject Medicaid expansion.

Florida senators have been engaged in a game of political spin, said Chris Hudson, AFPs director in Florida. Instead of focusing on how to reduce the overall cost of health care and instill real reform, the Florida Senate led by President Andy Gardiner has been claiming that expanding a broken and jammed system will somehow solve the health-care crisis, create jobs and save money, and improve access to care for the most needy. Thats simply not true.

The rising costs of health care as a result of Obamacare have left many people hurting Hudson added. Rather than doubling down on Obamacare by expanding Medicaid, the focus should be on finding ways to make all health care more affordable and more accessible for more people.