Jeff Johnson, State Director of AARP Florida
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When Florida turned down $2.4 billion in federal aid for a high-speed rail in 2011, many Floridians were upset. Now, state lawmakers may reject a much larger amount – $51 billion over 10 years – leaving hundreds of thousands of older Floridians without health coverage. The Legislature is debating whether to accept federal dollars to expand the Medicaid health-coverage program to more uninsured Floridians, under the 2010 national health law.
Jeff Johnson, state director of AARP Florida, says federal dollars could provide real help.
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STATE LAWMAKERS SHOULD NOT TO TURN THEIR BACKS ON STRUGGLING OLDER FLORIDIANS. THIS IS NOT POLITICAL. SAYING YES TO FEDERAL SUPPORT MEANS FLORIDA LAWMAKERS CAN PROVIDE BADLY NEEDED HEALTH COVERAGE TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF OLDER FLORIDIANS, INCLUDING UP TO TWO-HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND FLORIDIANS AGE 50 OR OLDER WHO HAVE NO COVERAGE TODAY. BUT IF LAWMAKERS DON’T ACT SOON, FLORIDA WILL SEND OUR TAX DOLLARS BACK TO WASHINGTON, WHERE THEY’LL BE SPENT ON OTHER STATES.
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For more information, visit www.aarp.org/fl.