Rick Scott Reverses Course On Inflated Medicaid Price Tag, Knocks Roughly $21 Billion Off Bottom Line

Rick Scott Makes Shocking Correction After Fudging Numbers
FILE - In this May 16, 2012 file photo, Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. From the South to the heartland, cracks are appearing in the once-solid wall of Republican resistance to President Barack Obama's health care law. Gov. Scott, one of the most visible opponents of Obama's overhaul, now says "if I can get to yes, I want to get to yes." (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)
FILE - In this May 16, 2012 file photo, Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. From the South to the heartland, cracks are appearing in the once-solid wall of Republican resistance to President Barack Obama's health care law. Gov. Scott, one of the most visible opponents of Obama's overhaul, now says "if I can get to yes, I want to get to yes." (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)

Gov. Rick Scott's administration has reversed course and conceded the optional Medicaid expansion allowed under President Obama's health-care law would cost Florida taxpayers far less than he has been claiming.

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