Thread: Sen. Dockery: Obamacare Could Bankrupt States

Sen. Dockery: Obamacare Could Bankrupt States

Saturday, 03 Apr 2010 11:41 AM
By: John Rossomando

The looming prospect of larger Medicaid rolls as a result of the recently passed healthcare reform law could bankrupt states, Florida state Sen. Paula Dockery told Newsmax.TV.

The new law imposes a requirement that states cover everyone earning up to 133 percent of the federal poverty line in their Medicaid programs.

Dockery, a candidate for her state’s Republican gubernatorial nomination against Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, has served in Florida’s state Senate since 2002 and was previously elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1996, serving as majority whip in both chambers. She considers herself a Reagan conservative and has received an A+ rating from the National Rifle Association for her support of gun rights. The Florida Catholic Conference has also recognized her as a “Defender of Lifeâ€

Most of the states are already bankrupt. All this will do is finish off the rest.