White House: Medicaid expansion will improve health of Floridians, save lives

Almost 1,000 lives could be saved in Florida if the state expands Medicaid under Obamacare, the White House said Thursday. Medicaid expansion in Florida in 2016 will increase the number of covered Sunshine State individuals by 750,000, according to a report released by the Obama administration. Not to mention, expansion could fill the state’s coffers with billions of dollars in federal funding. The report updates 2014 estimates from the White House Council of Economic Advisors. Of the states…