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Why use state funds?

Why must the Legislature and Gov. Rick Scott use $400 million of Florida state revenue to shore up the Low Income Pool for the most expensive medical care — emergency-room care — yet deny Medicaid expansion? Floridians already pay federal taxes for it. This is just a big lie by Scott and Republican legislators.

Irving Gerson, Miami

This story was originally published June 15, 2015 at 8:07 PM with the headline "Why use state funds?."

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