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Stop-Obamacare Group Will Hurt Economy

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 blog Our Health Policy Matters, consultant Paul Gionfriddo laments the move by some Congressional Republicans to strip funds from the Affordable Care Act -- even if it means a shutdown of the government. Gionfriddo, who lives in Lake Worth, writes they have little chance of stopping rollout of the health law, but their actions could inflict real harm on the economy.

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.