Florida's governor is in the nation's capital today to meet with the Health and Human Services Secretary to discuss the implementation of Obamacare.

More or less since day one we've heard Governor Scott criticize the health care law but since the election he has backed down a little bit, saying he'd be willing to discuss the its implementation in Florida.

What does that mean for Florida? Possibly extending coverage to nearly a million low-income residents statewide by expanding Medicaid rolls. Scott will also talk with Kathleen Sebelius about whether Florida will pursue a partnership or let federal officials run a state health care exchange.

Newly-minted Florida Congressman Ron DeSantis says if Obamacare were implemented in Florida, he sees it ultimately leading to a single-payer system, something he says taxpayers can't afford with premiums already rising.

"Part of the reason the insurance process and industry isn't good for consumers is because you don't really have a truly free market."

He says because providers are getting squeezed on medicare and medicaid by the government, they have to make it up on the other end by charging more. DeSantis says he hopes the governor drives home the message of keeping costs low for already burdened taxpayers.

"We've already seen health insurance costs are going up again this year.  Florida, the report this morning, may be about 20 percent, and that's a tough, tough blow for people in a struggling economy."

The report he references is a Monday New York Times article talking about rising healthcare premiums in many states around the country.

Two questions sure to be on the governor's mind as he meets this morning:  How will the state pay for all this and how much does it decrease costs and improve quality for Florida families?

In a blog the governor wrote for the Tampa Bay Times on Sunday, he talks about not having much access to health care as a child because of his parents' financial struggles. 

He says it's important that he make sure implementing Obamacare in Florida would actually help defray the cost of health care for families in need.