To: The Florida State House, The Florida State Senate, and Governor Ron DeSantis
Tell Your Story on Medicaid Expansion
Allowing low-income Floridians to get sick and die for political reasons is morally wrong, and doesn't make sense, economically.
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We, the undersigned, are real people with personal stories about how the failure to expand Medicaid affects us, our families, and friends.
Listen to our stories and expand Medicaid in Florida.
Why is this important?
I had a good friend, Billy, who died two years ago because he got sick, lost his job, and didn't qualify for Medicaid in Florida.
Six people in Florida die every day because they cannot afford to purchase health insurance, yet the Florida legislature, callously, and for purely political reasons, refuses to bring Medicaid expansion up for a vote.
The failure to expand Medicaid in Florida will lead to the forfeiture of $50 billion over ten years, and the closure of hospitals due to cuts in federal reimbursements for uncompensated care. People in Florida are dying from curable diseases because the Florida legislature insists on legislating based on hatred of President Obama. My friend Billy was one death too many. It's time to do the right thing: Expand Medicaid in Florida!