It appears Florida will adopt part of the Affordable Healthcare Act, better known as "Obamacare," after all.

Gov. Rick Scott had opposed implementing the plan but now, it looks like he is ready to accept at least part of it.

For months now, Scott and some fellow Republicans in the legislature have been pledging to defeat Affordable Care Act. At the same time, those lawmakers haven't started any processes to implement health care reform in Florida.

Scott now says, "It's not enough to say no to Obamacare." 

On Tuesday, incoming House Speaker Rep. Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, outlined his agenda in a news conference.

"I believe it is the law of the land," Weatherford said. " I also think that the Legislature wanted to wait and see what happened in the presidential election.  That would have a big impact on, probably, what we needed to do.  We have some choices to make."

State officials face a Friday deadline to respond to the federal government about their plans to implement the law.

The part that state Republicans are most amenable to is the health care exchange.That's where people can shop for coverage if they don't have any.

Part of the reason for that -- if the state doesn't set up its own, Washington will set it up for Florida.