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Brewer signs bill to restore AHCCCS, KidsCare funding
Gov. Jan Brewer on May 6 signed a bill to restore funding that was stripped from AHCCCS and KidsCare, a move aimed at preventing the loss of more than $7 billion in federal money for health care.
Arizona needs KidsCare – not just half of it
KidsCare offers affordable health insurance for children in working families. It has been an Arizona success story for more than 10 years, helping thousands of children grow up healthy and strong. But a year ago, Gov. Jan Brewer and our legislative leaders began cutting KidsCare.
Sine Die Watch Day 1: A packed agenda and a late night
UPDATE: After voting on about two dozen measures, the Senate has taken a recess to allow lawmakers to have dinner.
Lawmakers weigh reversals on budget cuts
Arizona legislators are poised to take up unfinished business related to the state budget and the federal health care overhaul.
Pressure leads hospital group to pull the plug on AHCCCS ballot measure
The state's largest hospital association had been working for several weeks on a ballot measure that would raise enough money to keep Arizona's Medicaid program running at full strength. But the threat of political retribution from top Republicans in the Legislature appears to have sunk the measure.
Healthcare group nixes plans for AHCCCS ballot measure
The state's largest hospital association has nixed plans for a ballot measure that would provide money for the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System by raising income taxes on the wealthiest residents.
