The question for Gov. Rick Scott and the Legislature is not just whether to expand Medicaid but whether to establish a Florida exchange | Gainesville.com

Beginning next year, Florida businesses that have 100 or more employees and don’t offer affordable health insurance will pay $2,000 to $3,000 per employee per year to help pay for their workers’ coverage under the ACA. Businesses with 50 to 100 employees will pay those fees beginning in 2016.

A private study has estimated that the total cost to Florida businesses could be $253 million a year. Many of the workers affected would qualify for expanded Medicaid.

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