Tag: Affordable Care Act
The provision of a 2010 voter-approved measure saying Arizonans don’t have to buy health insurance is unenforceable because it conflicts with the federal Affordable Care Act, a federal appeals court...
Brewer appeals Medicaid ruling to Arizona Supreme Court
As national debate looms, Arizona’s KidsCare freeze puts it in spotlight
WASHINGTON – Four years after Arizona froze enrollment in KidsCare, the state’s children’s health insurance program, the program is barely registering a pulse. Arizona is the only state without an...
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Arizona children pay more under health law
The families of 14,000 Arizona children who lost health coverage earlier this year are likely paying more for fewer benefits under the Affordable Care Act, according to newly released study....
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Arizona health care competitors collaborate on Affordable Care Act enrollments
It’s hard to imagine some 600 organizations, mostly nonprofits, agreeing on anything and working in concert to accomplish a common goal. Or major hospitals — often in competition with one...
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Naysayers continue to block implementation of Medicaid restoration
Last year Gov. Jan. Brewer, backed by enlightened legislators on both sides of the aisle, the medical, hospital and business communities, and thousands of activist volunteers across the state, gained...
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Court: Legislators can’t sue to block Medicaid expansion
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer holds up the contentious Medicaid expansion bill after signing it into law. (Photo by Evan Wyloge/Arizona Capitol Times) A lawsuit challenging Arizona...
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Americans for Prosperity goes after Barber, Kirkpatrick
The conservative Americans for Prosperity today unveiled its latest attack on Democratic Reps. Ann Kirkpatrick and Ron Barber over their support for the Affordable Care Act. The television ads zero...
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AZ Dems under fire for Obamacare votes
When the federal government shut down due to a congressional impasse over repealing or delaying the Affordable Care Act, Arizona’s three targeted Democrats in Congress took vastly different approaches to...
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GOP outlines strategy to unseat freshmen Arizona Democrats in Congress
Arizona delegation splits as House passes ‘Keep Your Health Plan’ bill
Obamacare enrollment underwhelming in Arizona, nation
President Barack Obama announced steps Thursday aimed at letting people keep their health insurance coverage, which some people have lost because of changes under the health...