GOP lawmakers, business groups argue against Medicaid cuts
While the U.S. Senate released a revised version of the Better Care Reconciliation Act on July 13, Republicans, business interests, and medical groups spoke out at Phoenix Children’s Hospital about the negative impact the plan would have on Arizona’s Medicaid recipients.
Ducey budget would shift money out of veterans’ fund
Gov. Doug Ducey wants to take more than $900,000 in funds specifically donated by taxpayers to help post 9/11 veterans to instead operate new cemeteries for veterans near Marana and Flagstaff and keep the doors open at an existing one in Sierra Vista.
Bill aims to help visiting military get medical training in Arizona
Streamlining the state’s permitting processes and waiving fees for licensed military medical staff receiving hand-on training at Arizona hospitals would lead to better care for soldiers around the world, a state lawmaker said Wednesday.