Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Gaetz: Dems Blind to Obamacare Complexity

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.

Florida Senate President Don Gaetz is criticizing Democratic support for the Affordable Care Act, saying U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in particular is ignoring the complexity of Obamacare.

Writing in the Palm Beach Post, Gaetz said Florida had bipartisan support when it opted to not formally approve health exchange insurance rates during the first two years of the ACA. 

“How do state regulators protect the public from unfair rates when they don’t know who will purchase the plans, or what services they might use?” he wrote in the Post.

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.