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BREAKING: Senate Panel says No to Medicaid Expansion

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A Senate select committee Monday rejected moving forward with an expansion of the Medicaid program under the federal Affordable Care Act.

Chairman Joe Negron, R-Stuart, said he would like to pursue a voucher-like alternative that would make coverage available through private insurers.

Gov. Rick Scott, a long-time opponent of Obamacare, recently said, he supports a “limited” expansion – for three years – of Medicaid.

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