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Aug 26, 2024

Doctor’s Orders: We Must Protect the ACA at All Costs

The Affordable Care Act and the Medicaid Expansion saved Arizona, and greatly improved the health of its residents.  The new Biden-Harris provisions under the Inflation Reduction Act take us even further in terms of providing equity in coverage.  It’s good for the health of our patients, our communities, and our state.

Apr 2, 2024

Affordable Care Act saved my son – Trump wants to put his life at risk

Voters in Arizona will have a clear choice this November: between Donald Trump, who is promising to jeopardize health care for millions of Americans, including my son Anthony, and President Biden, who is fighting every day to expand access to health care and bring down costs.

Mar 19, 2021

To fix health care, build on what’s working

When it comes to health care, most Americans want essentially the same thing – lower costs, better quality, and improved access for those who need it most. While it suffered from some bumps in the road during its implementation and rollout, the Affordable Care Act has done a decent job at expanding coverage to an additional 20 million Americans who did not previously have access to care while pr[...]

Oct 30, 2019

Let’s expand what’s working with ACA, address what’s not

From expanding Medicaid in the states to increasing health care literacy, reprioritizing education and enrollment to expanding federal subsidies to help more Arizonans get covered – we need to work on expanding what’s working with the ACA and addressing what isn’t. This could be one of the keys to tackling the high cost of health care in our country while expanding access and coverage for m[...]

Sep 20, 2017

Ducey defends support of Graham-Cassidy

Gov. Doug Ducey is defending his support for the latest bid to repeal the Affordable Care Act even though he has no idea how much federal aid that would cost the state and how many Arizonans would lose health care.

Jul 28, 2017

Ducey wants federal cap on AZ medical malpractice awards

Gov. Doug Ducey wants Congress to adopt limits on what jurors can award to medical malpractice victims, a cap that Arizona voters have previously rejected multiple times.

Jun 15, 2017

Medicaid progress at risk as cuts to program loom

No government program is perfect, but Arizona’s Medicaid program – known as AHCCCS – is the gold standard when it comes to delivering quality, affordable health care. Our state’s Medicaid program uses an integrated, managed-care model that promotes competition and patient choice, controls costs and incentivizes preventative care.

May 11, 2017

Health care bill returns country to ‘bad, old days’ of patient discrimination

The Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association is not in the business of politics. As a statewide organization representing more than 80 hospitals and health care providers, our core purpose is to promote a robust and resilient health care delivery system in Arizona. That means looking out for the people, patients and communities of Arizona, and advocating for policies that do the same. Which bri[...]

Mar 31, 2017

Failure to pass Obamacare replacement gives Ducey room to breathe

And while he wouldn’t publicly admit it, the failure of U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan’s Congress to pass the American Health Care Act has given Gov. Doug Ducey room to breathe.

Feb 9, 2017

Repeal and replace effort must include these key components supporting a free market

We’ve reached a pivotal tipping point – or more likely a breaking point – when it comes to our nation’s health care system. No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, most of us agree the current model must change.

Jan 23, 2017

Ducey asks Congress to maintain Obamacare subsidies

Gov. Doug Ducey is giving Congress a roadmap of what he said needs to be done - both immediately and later - to repeal and replace the federal Affordable Care Act.

May 17, 2016

McCain hits Kirkpatrick over Obamacare in TV ad

The Republican primary is three months away, but U.S. Sen. John McCain already has his eyes on the general election and is taking an early shot at his likely Democratic opponent.

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