With former Gov. Jan Brewer watching over the defense of her legacy, a panel of appeals court judges grilled a lawyer who argued the Medicaid expansion Brewer shepherded into law is unconstitutional.
Read More »Court of Appeals hears challenge to Medicaid expansion affecting hundreds of thousands
ASU professor predicts ‘Obamacare’ repeal could send AZ into health care recession
First, the health care sector will cut jobs and reduce salaries, the study said. Health care companies will limit purchases from suppliers and halt new construction. And when people don’t work, they don’t spend as much and contribute to the economy.
Read More »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.
Read More »Donald, whatever you do…
The Ducey administration last week replied to US House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who had sought governors’ input on how the federal government should repeal, replace and reform the Affordable Care Act.
Read More »Report: Obamacare repeal could hit state public health funding
Repealing the Affordable Care Act could cost Arizona more than $46 million in federal public health funds over five years, according to a report released on January 17 by a national health policy organization.
Read More »Ducey to Congress: Don’t rush Obamacare’s repeal
Saying he fears harm to Arizonans, Gov. Doug Ducey today urged Congress to not to rush repeal of the Affordable Care Act.
Read More »Trump’s choice for Health Secretary poses deep concerns for Arizonans
Our nation’s leadership must somehow find ways to motivate the corporate sector that dominates American health care to embrace as their core mission the provision of compassionate and cost-effective health care for all Americans.
Read More »Repeal of Obamacare could affect hundreds of thousands in Arizona
Repeal of the Affordable Care Act will likely take a Grand Canyon sized bite out of the Arizona economy, budget, and health care coverage.
Read More »Why aren’t Arizona’s Millennials signing up for the Affordable Care Act?
Why aren’t Arizona’s Millennials signing up for the Affordable Care Act? That’s what the Obama administration is wondering now that the open enrollment is underway in Arizona and across the nation. My generation is the key to the Affordable Care Act’s success, and yet so far we’ve steered clear for three straight years.
Read More »Ducey says Obamacare needs to be replaced before it’s eliminated
Gov. Doug Ducey said Thursday he does not want the new president and Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act unless and until they come up with a replacement that protects Arizonans.
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