They waited until the last day of the legislative session yesterday, but they finally did it ... Arizona lawmakers approved a measure Thursday to restore $400 million in funding for KidsCare and AHCCCS eligibility for low-income Arizonans.
This is a huge step in the right direction for Arizona, and a victory for our members who serve the program. They know better than anyone that slashing services to the most vulnerable children in Arizona is not a good long-term cost-saving plan.
The motivating factor in the legislature's decision appears to be the enactment of health care reform in March. That law required states to maintain health care services as is or face the loss of billions in federal subsidies. In Arizona's case, cutting KidsCare and trimming AHCCCS funding would have resulted in a loss of $7.8 billion in federal money.
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