Gov. Scott's Commission on Healthcare and Hospital Funding

Should Floridians be concerned over Gov. Rick Scott's Commission on Healthcare and Florida Funding? According to an editorial in the Ocala StarBanner, ("Editorial: Critical Condition"), there are plenty of reasons for Floridians to be concerned.

According to the editorial, Gov. Scott proposed the commission after "the Florida House of Representatives abruptly and unconstitutionally adjourned the 2015 legislative session." This adjournment came after representatives and state senators refused to resolve disputes over health care - especially Medicaid expansion.

Remember the idea of Medicaid expansion, part of President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act? This expansion would have given health insurance to approximately 800,000 Floridians.

To read the editorial in its entirety, go to http://www.ocala.com/article/20150521/OPINION01/150529964.

Expanding Dental Care

Is it possible for low-income Floridians to obtain low-cost dental services? According to an editorial in Jacksonville, Florida's The Florida Times-Union ("A Promising Opportunity To Expand Dental Care"), a much-anticipated clinic is opening in Jacksonville.

The clinic is slated to have six rooms for medical patients and six for dental patients, and is expected to "expand low-income adults' access to dental care."

To read the editorial in its entirety, go to http://jacksonville.com/opinion/editorials/2015-05-20/story/promising-opportunity-expand-dental-care.