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

Business Brief: Florida Insurance Industry Wants Medicaid Expansion

Michael Rivera
/
Wikimedia Commons

A disagreement over expanding Medicaid in Florida is blamed for the Florida House of Representatives’ going home without passing a budget last week.

In this week’s Business Brief, analyst John Burr shares with WJCT News Director Jessica Palombo why private insurance companies are rooting for the expansion of government health care in the Sunshine State.

You can follow Jessica Palombo @jessicapubradio.

Photo credit: "Florida State Capitol and Florida House Office" by Michael Rivera is used under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jessica Palombo oversees local news at WJCT News 89.9 and Jacksonville Today. With a master’s degree in broadcast and digital journalism from Syracuse University and bachelor's in journalism from the University of Florida, Jessica is a nearly lifelong resident of Jacksonville. You may have once seen her on a local community theater stage. These days, you can most likely catch her reading a book in a school pickup line.