JMI: Special Session Had 'Positive' Outcomes Like Rejecting Medicaid Expansion

With the special session of the Florida Legislature poised to end on Friday, Bob McClure, the president and CEO of the James Madison Institute (JMI), a group based in Tallahassee fighting for greater economic and educational opportunities, offered his take on it. 

“For those concerned with the future security of many of Florida’s critical public services, it should be understood that the outcome of this legislative session is a positive one,” McClure said. “The deadlock on expanding Medicaid under Obamacare was warranted and directly connected to the long-term viability of the state’s economy. Medicaid is a flawed program, expanding it to inevitably consume more of the state budget would have hurt other priorities such as education, transportation and public safety. Recognizing that reforms and innovative ideas exist to improve Florida’s health-care system, Florida’s leaders ultimately made the right decision to turn down the unreliable bribe from the federal government. Now, we can move forward with a true Florida solution to improving access to affordable, quality health-care.”