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Gov. Rick Scott, (R-Fla.), on the impact of the health-care law on the state and its residents.
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-- You know that we talked about the CME and we talked about your efforts -- trying.
To grow jobs one of the things that -- been in the news about.
He is opposing Obama care even turning back some money.
That when it if it is set to help Obama -- get underway.
Tell me where you are with that right now and if you're still opposed to the Health Care Reform law.
It's it's it's obamacare is a disaster to disaster for patients.
It's a -- disaster -- state budget.
And -- biggest job killer ever companies cannot afford it are state can't afford it and could ration care for individuals in our in our country.
So what I've said is we -- not gonna do things that implement obamacare I'm very hopeful.
We have a great attorney general and it's leading the lawsuit.
To repeat two.
Declared unconstitutional I hope that if that doesn't -- -- repeal it next year it's a big problem for state and for the country.
You know your critics say that you're turning back millions of dollars that could help Floridians.
How do you respond about.
You know here's what I'm not willing to do here's what's happened historically.
As states take this money they have all these strings attached to than.
To them the federal government backs off and -- -- is a state you're expected to raise your taxes to pay for something that she never asked for in the beginning.
I'm gonna accept money if it fits within our program of what we wanted to we know what Floridians need we care about the health care for Floridians.
We don't need the federal government -- -- how to run our health care system.
-- on that score which of the federal government be doing to help the state of Florida.
Is there anything.
That would assist you or are they simply getting your way.
Well here if you look we passed great volume model Medicaid reform last this last session in the spring.
It's up waiting for a waiver from -- since we're still waiting from for a waiver from a program we passed and implemented five years ago that expired.
So what they ought to do is write short term.
Give us our waiver long term give us a block grant for Medicaid we we'll figure out what the right thing to do for Floridians will spend the money better.
And we'll make better decisions -- the benefit of our patients in our state and long term we'll help our state budget and help our businesses.
Well you said recently run for reelection yet your approval ratings.
They're not sky high that's for sure we gonna do to raise those ratings.
Well here's what I'm doing I'm I I'm not running to be the most popular I know that irony and to -- -- state -- work I have a very specific plan it's working.
I'm gonna make sure Florida is the state that is most likely to succeed.
Well you've certainly done a lot so far we appreciate your coming on tonight and you know what governor.
If you do nab CME -- you give us a phone call would be happy to break that news wary of the.
That sounds -- -- I'm sure we're gonna Nancy me I'm working very hard.
We're gonna do the right thing for them.
Well there's about a confidence thank you governor Scott great to have you want appreciate and I'd see him -- --
