OBJ interview: Lars Houmann on the economic impacts of expanding Medicaid in Florida

Yesterday, the Florida Hospital Association released an economic impact report detailing how many jobs expanding Medicaid would create in Florida. Here’s the short version of the report by the University of Florida Food & Resource Economics Department: 54,288 jobs in Florida with an average wage of $ 52,230, which is 22 percent higher than the salary average in the state. And here’s where those permanent jobs would be found: Offices of physicians, dentists and other health practitioners: 6,907Private… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
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