Jscksonville, Florida's major hospital in danger of closing because of Rick Scott

[mfcorey1]

Governor Rick Scott has been playing a duplicitous game of gay chicken with the Federal government for a couple of years now on the subject of Obamacare. A game which has consequences. It turns out that pandering to his tea party base while serving the interests of the private medical networks that made him into a billionaire has a cost. That cost was presented recently when Secretary Burwell refused to play bait and switch with the Governor anymore. Jacksonville will be one of the worst victims of this wholly avoidable funding catastrophe as it faces the possibility that (UF Health) Shands Hospital will close its doors.

As the Hospital is the largest provider of services to the poorest citizens of duval county and has the largest trauma unit available in the region, a closure of the hospital would be a serious blow to the safety of the public.

Which doesn't appear to matter much to the Governor. Or for that matter, Lenny Curry, the Republican Party apparatchik who took credit for electing Rick Scott and is presently running for mayor. Curry brought the issue up during a recent debate in which he underlined how much he opposes working with the government on anything that makes the Affordable Healthcare Act better implemented.

In the meantime, a lot of traffic accidents and burn victims will have their health ransomed for the grand game of politics.

To deal with this emergency, Mayor Brown has decided to make Jacksonville's case directly to Secretary Burwell.

http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2015-may-mayor-brown-asks-for-emergency-talk-with-burwell-?utm_source=Masterlist_2015&utm_campaign=12830f63ff-1970s+Jax+Beach&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b80935db45-12830f63ff-352331653

[Faygo Kid]

1. I know of the horrid governors in this nation, but Scott is the WORST.

My daughter lives in Florida, and can't wait to get out of there. I lived in Florida less than 20 years ago, too, and the corruption was rampant. But no governor is worse than Rick Scott - Not Christie, Walker, Brownback, Abbott or any other incompetent and corrupt GOP boobs.

Rick Scott is the worst governor in the nation. Period.

[jwirr]

2. Just another R governor destroying the government in order to say "See it doesn't work".

[appalachiablue]

3. Skeletor is horrible, doesn't care, is a multimillionaire and a fraud. He came up in Texas,

got trained there I understand. What is it with Texas and Florida? Cuz relatives in all parts of FL never had any affiliation with Texas. Perhaps it's the 2 largest population southern states ripe for the Bushes and GOP, got it.

The closing of SHANDS Hospital will be an outright assault on poor people due to bigotry and racism.

[madfloridian]

4. Not just one hospital...quite a few will suffer.

Kick

[monmouth4]

5. I wish there was a group to march in, handcuff him and plainly remove him. He's awful..n/t

[Ilsa]

6. I bet Catholic healthcare (whatever corp it is) buys it.

They'll deny women's services if those situations don't meet with their so-called moral approval.