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1st public hearings on Medicaid changes find wide opposition
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey wants able-bodied Arizonans on the state's Medicaid program for the poor to pay into health savings accounts and be charged co-pays for some services, but those proposals and others he's touting got a tough reception at the first meeting where the public was allowed to weigh in.
Judge to hear arguments in Medicaid expansion case
Conservative opponents of former Gov. Jan Brewer’s Medicaid expansion plan will finally get their day in court. Judge Douglas Gerlach will hear arguments in the case in Maricopa County Superior Court at 10 a.m. on Thursday.
A ‘perfect’ opportunity if Obamacare collapses
Health care advocates dread the possibility that government subsidies on the federal exchanges would be struck down, but Barto would welcome a ruling against the federal government in King v. Burwell. Barto said it would provide the country its best opportunity to offer a better fix to America’s health care woes.
DOC requests more money for prison health care
The Arizona Department of Corrections is prepared to spend more money to keep the company that provides health care to roughly 35,000 prisoners from following through on a threat to not renew its contract.
We’ve got your best interests at heart
The Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest wants to intervene as a defendant in the lawsuit against Medicaid expansion, arguing that AHCCCS Director Tom Betlach does not necessarily represent the interests of its clients, four childless adults that are receiving Medicaid coverage as a result of the 2013 law.
Patients should not be subjected to dubious medical practices
Senate Bill 1318 now awaits the pen of Governor Doug Ducey. This anti-women's healthcare bill is egregious for many reasons, but its provision on so-called medical abortion reversal is tantamount to quackery.
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.
Uncle’s death motivates lobbying of self-made billionaire
HB2645 is a relatively obscure bill compared to the debates surrounding school finance, private prisons and industry wars lawmakers are gearing up to engage in. But the country’s youngest self-made woman billionaire thinks the proposed law will revolutionize health care.
No health insurance? Penalties to rise in 2015
The cost of being uninsured in America is going up significantly next year for millions of people. It's the first year all taxpayers have to report to the Internal Revenue Service whether they had health insurance for the previous year, as required under President Barack Obama's law. Those who were uninsured face fines, unless they qualify for one of about 30 exemptions, most of which involve f[...]
A look at Arizona health insurance open enrollment
Open enrollment for the second phase of President Barack Obama's health care law opened over the weekend with less fanfare than the original rollout that was plagued by computer glitches. But this enrollment period will bring about many changes for Arizona residents, including the prospect of lower prices but shifting insurance providers.
Veterans issues draw early focus in Sinema-Rogers CD9 matchup
After the end of a bitter GOP primary, the first general election skirmish in the battle for Arizona’s 9th Congressional District centers on the crisis in health care for veterans.
Entrepreneurships the answer for some with autism
When Matt Cottle asked his boss to let him work in the supermarketai??i??s bakery, she told him heai??i??d never do anything more than collect grocery carts.
