The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Will Weatherford says about half the people eligible for Medicaid expansion 'can buy a health care plan for $30 a month'
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Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford has been a vocal opponent of President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act. He’s no fan of the law’s proposed Medicaid expansion, especially. During an interview with the Tampa Bay Times editorial board on Feb. 27, Weatherford played down the need for Medicaid expansion, which the Legislature rejected last year. He said many Floridians who might have enrolled under an expanded Medicaid system can now buy affordable private insurance from the federal website HealthCare.gov. "If you live above the 100 percent of the poverty rate today, which is about 400,000 of the 800,000 who would ...
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