According to Politico Pro, the state of Florida is going to keep yet another grant that is funded (partly) from the federal health care reform law. The state has dismissed other grants that were awarded from the federal government because the state Legislature is opposed to the Affordable Care Act. # The U.S.
“„Awarded to all fifty States, the grants strengthen State, local and territorial health departments’ capacity to perform critical epidemiology and laboratory work, detect and prevent healthcare-associated infections and support immunization programs. This is double the spending for the same programs in 2010. #
“„Florida officials refuse to accept health reform funding that will entangle the state in its implementation, Brian Burgess, Gov. Rick Scott’s communications director, wrote in an email to POLITICO. “However, there are some instances where funding for existing programs has been tucked into the Affordable Care Act” #