At eleventh hour, lawmakers save Medically Needy program.
TALLAHASSEE – With less than an hour to spare, the Legislature late Wednesday passed a bill to protect thousands of seriously ill people from pending cuts to the state's Medically Needy program.
Under changes that had been scheduled to take effect Thursday, the 27,000 people in Medically Needy would have had to spend all of their monthly income except for $450 before qualifying for care. [via Moreover]