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Alternatives to Medicaid Expansion Better Than Nothing?

Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.
The Florida Channel
Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.

At his site Our Health Policy Matters, consultant Paul Gionfriddo decries the proposals by some states, including Florida, to offer premium assistance to buy private insurance instead of expanding Medicaid. He worries that such alternatives won’t help as many people as Medicaid expansion, but admits they’re better than doing nothing. 
 

Originally founded in December 2006 as an independent grassroots publication dedicated to coverage of health issues in Florida, Health News Florida was acquired by WUSF Public Media in September 2012.