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Brewer, hospitals announce plan to cover nearly 20,000 more on KidsCare
Three Arizona hospital systems are pooling their money to take advantage of a federal program that will cover nearly 20,000 more children under the KidsCare program while also providing millions of dollars to offset the cost of covering uninsured patients.
Retired police chiefs: First Things First reduces crime down the road
Helping at-risk children develop social skills and the ability to learn before they enter school prevents crime in the long run, retired Mesa Police Chief Dennis Donna said Monday.
Budget cuts will lead to more pain and suffering
So what does the future look like in Arizona now that the Legislature and the governor have made the deepest cuts in health and human services in 25 years in the last two legislative sessions? It is not a pretty picture.
Enrollment in health program drops by 28 percent
The number of kids in an Arizona children's health care program has fallen 28 percent since state officials decided no new children would be enrolled in the KidsCare program.
Blizzard of bills: Brewer signs 338, vetoes 14
After a flurry of action in the final weeks of the legislative session, Gov. Jan Brewer wound up signing a total of 338 bills while vetoing 14.
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.
Arizona Legislature buckling to feds on health care spending
The Arizona Legislature has taken the first step to repeal cuts to health care programs in order to comply with the federal health care law and avoid losing nearly $8 billion in federal funding.
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.
Arizona will join multistate health care lawsuit
Rather than strike out on its own, Arizona will join a lawsuit filed by 15 other states against the federal government over the landmark health care bill passed by Congress.
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.
GOP takes aim at hospitals with competing health care measure
Republican lawmakers angry at a proposed ballot initiative backed by Arizona hospitals that would raise taxes for the wealthiest residents to pay for some health care programs are fighting back by proposing to instead tax hospitals and other providers.
