'You can't even cover them': Andy Biggs' 2011 bid to end Medicaid in Arizona
The article examines Biggs’ 2011 proposal to end Arizona’s Medicaid program and contrasts it with his later votes and statements on federal debt.
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The article revisits Andy Biggs’ 2011 proposal to end Arizona’s Medicaid program, which would have left many enrollees without coverage and never reached the state Senate floor. It contrasts that proposal with Biggs’ later votes and statements on federal spending and debt.
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U.S. representative and former Arizona state senator whose Medicaid proposal and later positions on debt are examined.
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ALSO MENTIONED Katie Hobbs, Arizona governor and Biggs’ opponent in the gubernatorial race.; Rich Crandall, Republican Arizona state senator who warned that Biggs’ proposal would harm rural hospitals.; Sylvia Allen, Republican Arizona state senator who supported ending Medicaid but questioned whether it could be done responsibly within months.
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