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Thanks for visiting. On a semi-daily basis we scan Florida's major daily newspapers for significant Florida political news and punditry. We also review the editorial pages and political columnists/pundits for Florida political commentary. The papers we review include: the Miami Herald, Sun-Sentinel, Palm Beach Post, Naples News, Sarasota Herald Tribune, St Pete Times, Tampa Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Tallahassee Democrat, and, occasionally, the Florida Times Union; we also review the political news blogs associated with these newspapers.

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The Blog for Tuesday, May 10, 2005

Medicaid Fraud

    "Caution needed - Medicaid plan gambles with the vulnerable":
    Gov. Jeb Bush proposed converting the state's Medicaid program into a proving ground for untested reforms -- including a plan to force recipients into the private market to choose between plans that might not offer the care they need. The central element of Bush's plan: A cap on how much coverage an individual could receive. There were appealing elements to Bush's proposal -- including provisions that gave Medicaid recipients more choice. But advocates for the vulnerable immediately raised legitimate concerns the plan would cut desperately needed medical care while failing to control costs.

    State leaders were probably surprised by the vehemence of the opposition to this untried scheme -- and the attention it drew across the country, where Florida is seen as the laboratory for Medicaid changes.
    I don't know about you, but this was a surprise to me:
    Experts studied Florida's Medicaid system and found it is already more efficient than health care in the private sector, and the program's cost increases are less than half the rate of medical inflation overall. Medicaid coverage costs about $600 a year less than comparable private insurance for an adult.
    Makes you wonder - nah, we know - why the GOoPers want to hand the system over to the inefficient private sector.

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