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Healthcare Battle Escalates with Slick New Ad

May 28th, 2015 by Mike Vasilinda

A slick new ad in the battle over healthcare expansion portrays Florida Hospitals as greedy and responsible for an increasing national debt. The ad was produced by a political committee called Florida Roundtable, which is tied to powerful Florida State Representative Richard Corcoran of Pasco County. As Mike Vasilinda tell us, healthcare advocates call the spot inaccurate.

The mostly red white and blue ad says the current costs of the current medicaid program are growing rapidly….

“leaving less money for education”

But that’s not what Rick Scott told us recently. “So now, we have a program that we can afford as taxpayers, two, we have recipients now who are responsible for their care, so it’s exciting what we’ve done” said Scott on May 20th.

The ad goes on to bash hospital profits.

”Growing profits paid for by growing debt” chimes the ad.

Damien Filer of Progress Florida calls the ad misleading.

“Well, its not at all accurate for starters, but more importantly, the people of Florida are tired of the constant bickering, and infighting” says Filer, who advocates for expanded health care.

“We reached out to the Florida Hospital Association because they are being portrayed as the villains here, but we haven’t heard back.”

This afternoon, they issued the following statement: “The Florida Hospital Association advocates every day for our hospital members and the patients they serve. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, thousands of caregivers provide quality care to all patients in hospitals — from babies and their mothers to the most frail and vulnerable among us.

In a state with the third highest number of uninsured in the nation, ensuring all Floridians have access to affordable, quality health care services is our top priority. We stand ready to work with all stakeholders on long-term, sustainable solutions that are in the best interest of Florida’s patients and communities.”

The ad also says kids who need coverage already get it and only deadbeats “Who do not work” will benefit from expanded health care.

Karen Woodall has fought for expanded health care since at least 2011.

“So its just totally misinformation.”

We also reached out to Representative Richard Corcoran, a powerful state legislator who’s behind that spot. Corcoran did text us back but only to say he wasn’t at the Capitol.

We also aught up with the Senate President…who wants more health care…He hadn’t seen the ad…nor did he want to.

“Here’s the question, it they’re already out there attacking you, how can you ever reach a compromise?”  And that’s a question that will remain unanswered until at least Monday when Lawmakers return to the Capitol.

Lawmakers begin a 20 day special session on Monday to pass a state budget. Discussions also include the expansion of healthcare, which have so far gone nowhere and blocked any negotiation on the budget.

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