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Greg Vigdor

Jan 18, 2018

Under Ducey’s budget, hospitals will pay for his education spending

Arizona hospitals will pay more under Gov. Doug Ducey’s $10.1 billion spending plan.

Mar 13, 2015

Triple threat: Hospitals could go to ballot if doomsday scenario plays out

The fiscal year 2016 budget may only the beginning of a year of bad news for Arizona hospitals, which could face a doomsday scenario depending on the outcome of two big lawsuits.

Mar 6, 2015

Arizona could face another Obamacare conundrum

The last time the U.S. Supreme Court gave states an option of whether to comply with a key provision of the Affordable Care Act, Arizona embraced Medicaid expansion, despite then-Gov. Jan Brewer’s stated opposition to the federal health care law.

Apr 28, 2014

Appeals court breathes new life into Medicaid challenge

Gov. Jan Brewer sighed deeply as she prepared to address the Court of Appeals ruling that injected new life into legal challenge against her prized Medicaid expansion plan.

Jan 12, 2014

Most AHCCCS enrollees under expansion were already qualified

The biggest beneficiaries so far of Gov. Jan Brewer’s Medicaid expansion plan have been people who are qualified for AHCCCS but couldn’t enroll due to funding cuts made during Arizona’s massive budget crisis.

Gov. Jan Brewer holds the newly signed Medicaid expansion bill as the bipartisan coalition of supporters who helped pass the bill applaud at the June 17 bill signing. (Photo by Evan Wyloge/Arizona Capitol Times)
Jun 17, 2013

Brewer signs Medicaid expansion bill

When Gov. Jan Brewer walked into the room for her Medicaid expansion signing ceremony, she was met by a standing ovation. After she signed the bill, she let out a sigh of relief.

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