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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.
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.
Lawmakers weigh reversals on budget cuts
Arizona legislators are poised to take up unfinished business related to the state budget and the federal health care overhaul.
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.
Federal healthcare plan to cost Arizona $542M per year
The U.S. Senate healthcare bill is expected to provide medical coverage for as many as 1 million uninsured Arizonans, but it would leave the state scrambling to come up with an estimated $3.8 billion to pay for it.
