The Human Side of the Medicaid Debate by Tom Jenney, Arizona Director, Americans for Prosperity (link to printable pdf version) I. AHCCCS does not necessarily mean access There is a lot of talk about the tax and budget numbers involved in the proposed expansion of Arizona Medicaid (AHCCCS, pronounced “access”) under ObamaCare (PPACA). While those [...]
Under ObamaCare, veterinary ethics will rapidly replace the Hippocratic Oath As Phoenix surgeon and health care freedom advocate Dr. Jeffrey Singer explained last year in an important article at Reason.com, Big Government is pushing the American medical profession away from the tradition of the Hippocratic Oath and toward a brave new world in which health care [...]
LINK TO PAST SCORECARDS — STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT AFP-Arizona’s state legislative policy plan for this year and the scoring rubric for our 2013 Legislative Scorecard are available here: 2013 Legislative Agenda, updated 15 March 2013 And at this link, you can read our latest update on the progress (or lack thereof) in the Arizona Legislature’s [...]
To all Arizona Health Care Consumers: Governor Jan Brewer just vetoed SB 1115, a health care freedom bill that would have ensured price transparency for medical services. Meanwhile, Brewer continues her push to allow unelected bureaucrasts to raise hospital bed taxes in Arizona in order to expand Medicaid under ObamaCare. Once again, Brewer has proven [...]
Legislative Update: 2 April 2013 Dear Arizona Taxpayer, The biggest fight of the year at the Arizona Legislature continues to be the battle over the proposed expansion of Medicaid/AHCCCS under ObamaCare. This afternoon (Tuesday, April 2, at 4 pm), a coalition of doctors and other health care professionals (please join us, if you’re in the [...]
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