Florida Legislators Pass H.M.O. Plan for Medicaid

Evil Scott Walker strikes again, and again, and again.


"Gov. Rick Scott, a wealthy former health care executive who made revamping Medicaid a priority, supports the legislation, which is projected to save $1.1 billion in its first year.

But the proposed law cannot go into effect without the approval of the federal government, which pays more than half of Florida’s Medicaid tab. Last month, the federal government advised legislators to choose the payment system that would guarantee that a percentage of the money, in this case 90 percent, would go to patient services. Instead, the Legislature chose the other option: to share profits with managed-care companies."

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/07/us/07florida.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss