Legislature should take a lesson from its accomplishments in budget and refocus on commonsense bi-partisan legislation

Through the budgetary process, Arizona legislators have shown they can work across the aisle to achieve important bi-partisan accomplishments. It should be celebrated that Democrats and Republicans, working together, made...

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Unwinding the pandemic without unwinding coverage

One of the unsung success stories from the Covid pandemic is the fact that the uninsured rate across the country and in Arizona is at an...

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Lawmaker strives again to insure more kids

When Rep. Kelli Butler found out a couple of years ago that the eligibility threshold for Arizona’s child health insurance program is among the lowest in the nation, she decided...

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House Republicans kill attempt to expand insurance program for children

The House voted along party lines Thursday to defeat a Democratic attempt to expand KidsCare eligibility by amending a bill funding the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System. Rep. Kelli...

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Former Gov. Jane Dee Hull, husband die after long illnesses

Jane Dee Hull in 1999 Former Governor Jane Dee Hull and her husband Terry died overnight Thursday in hospice care within hours of each other. Gov....

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Children’s health no less important than education

Not all Arizona children have access to affordable health care in Arizona. The income level of some parents is above the threshold to qualify for Medicaid, but not enough to...

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Legislators need to support KidsCare

Dear Editor, Every day, we hear about threats to the health and happiness of Arizona’s children. We can’t fix every one of the problems, but we can easily protect our...

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Arizona lawmakers debate cap on children’s health program

Advocates for a health insurance program for children from low-income families are pushing lawmakers not to let Arizona once-again become the only state to freeze enrollment in the program. Facing...

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Legislative committees approve tax conformity bills

Defying both Democrats and their own Republican governor, GOP lawmakers voted Monday to cut income tax rates across the board to prevent what they believe would be a “windfall” to...

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Congress needs to do its job – renew funding for children’s health insurance

The federal deadline to renew the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) came and went over a month ago without action from Congress. The failure to renew this popular, bipartisan insurance...

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State finds temporary solution to children’s health insurance problem

With no immediate congressional action in sight, state Medicaid officials are preparing to implement a contingency plan to ensure that nearly 24,000 children of Arizona working poor do not lose...

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KidsCare vital to Arizona families, funding needs to be reinstated

As a practicing pediatrician in Arizona, I have seen the consequences of individuals and families not having health insurance. Families often wait until their symptoms become unbearable before seeking care....

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Unwinding the pandemic without unwinding coverage

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Lawmaker strives again to insure more kids

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House Republicans kill attempt to expand insurance program for children

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Former Gov. Jane Dee Hull, husband die after long illnesses

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Children’s health no less important than education

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Legislators need to support KidsCare

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Arizona lawmakers debate cap on children’s health program

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Legislative committees approve tax conformity bills

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Congress needs to do its job – renew funding for children’s health insurance

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State finds temporary solution to children’s health insurance problem

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KidsCare vital to Arizona families, funding needs to be reinstated

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