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Budget language sparks confusion, accusations over transplant coverage
Confusing and roundabout language in the 2012 budget led to several days of Democratic sniping at Gov. Jan Brewer, who said the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System is on its way to restoring transplant coverage that was eliminated last year.
Arizona Medicaid considers tax on smokers, obese
Arizona's cash-strapped Medicaid program is considering charging patients $50 a year if they smoke, have diabetes or are overweight.
Brewer will seek to restore transplant coverage in AHCCCS plan
Gov. Jan Brewer made an official request for the feds to approve her Medicaid reform plan, submitting a proposal that would freeze enrollment for adults on AHCCCS, cut reimbursement to health care providers and scale back some benefits.
Final plans reflects conservatives’ clout at the Capitol
The tentative budget agreement legislative leaders and Gov. Jan Brewer reached late Wednesday night slashes $1.14 billion from the budget and more forcefully reflects the ascent of fiscally conservative Republicans at the Capitol.
Kirk Adams: Agreement reached on Arizona budget
Arizona House Speaker Kirk Adams says the Legislature's majority Republicans and Republican Gov. Jan Brewer have reached an agreement on a new state budget's overall framework.
Brewer submits AHCCCS plan to feds, will seek to restore transplant coverage
Gov. Jan Brewer made an official request for the feds to approve her Medicaid reform plan, submitting a proposal that would freeze enrollment for adults on AHCCCS, cut reimbursement to health care providers and scale back some benefits.
House Appropriations plans to hear budget bills Thursday
The House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to hear budget bills Thursday, which could mean the governor and legislative leaders are inching closer towards a final budget compromise.
GOP leaders: Budget negotiations going well
Legislative leaders said they are making strides in their talks with the governor over a budget proposal that would solve more than $540 million in deficit this year and another $1.2 billion in the next fiscal year.
Legislature poised to challenge Brewer on federal money
The Senate gave its preliminary approval on Monday to a bill that seeks to wrestle control over federal funds from the governor.
Transplant funding issue likely to heat up
Months after Arizona cut off Medicaid funding for some medical transplants as a budget-cutting move, the issue stands to heat up again as Gov. Jan Brewer and the Republican-led Legislature prepare to act on a state budget.
Lawmakers split on two AHCCCS plans, while AzHHA may have to wait for both to fail
A bed tax proposed by the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association is a distant Plan C in the Legislature as lawmakers look to overhaul AHCCCS, but the trade group is hoping it might win by default if lawsuits block the state from cutting its Medicaid program.
Brewer open to further cuts, but needs convincing
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says the spending cuts included in a Republican budget-balancing plan approved by the state Senate go too far.
