AZ Jim
05-04-2016, 12:22 PM
Our legislators are republican majority. Here is how cold blooded republicans can be:
Arizona Governor Blocks 31,000 Low-Income Children From Access To Life Saving Healthcare
Source: Addicting Info
As Arizona grapples with passing their Constitutionally required budget, its governor, Doug Ducey, informed legislators that he will no longer be supporting the extension of the state’s KidsCare program. The program, which is a branch of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (which Hillary Clinton lobbied for), serves over 31,000 low-income children, many of whom have chronic illnesses.
Steve Farley, a Democratic Senator in the legislature, posted on Facebook:
Such sad news. We just received word that the Governor is no longer supporting the extension of KidsCare healthcare to 31,000 low-income children, and is now saying those kids, many of whom are suffering chronic illnesses, will have to wait till next year. We remain the only state in the country that does not cover these kids.
Gov. Ducey decided it would be too much trouble to overcome the opposition of extremist ideologues in the House, even though we had the Senate votes to win.
There would be ZERO COST to the state to extend this coverage. Some of those kids will not be alive next year. This is a complete failure of leadership on the part of the Governor and the legislative majority
Let that sink in: if the Governor gets his way, Arizona will continue to be the only state that does not cover low-income children’s healthcare services. Even Kansas, which is on the brink of near total financial collapse, extends this program.
Read more: http://addictinginfo.org/2016/05/03/arizona-governor-blocks-31000-low-income-children-from-access-to-life-saving-healthcare/
Arizona Governor Blocks 31,000 Low-Income Children From Access To Life Saving Healthcare
Source: Addicting Info
As Arizona grapples with passing their Constitutionally required budget, its governor, Doug Ducey, informed legislators that he will no longer be supporting the extension of the state’s KidsCare program. The program, which is a branch of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (which Hillary Clinton lobbied for), serves over 31,000 low-income children, many of whom have chronic illnesses.
Steve Farley, a Democratic Senator in the legislature, posted on Facebook:
Such sad news. We just received word that the Governor is no longer supporting the extension of KidsCare healthcare to 31,000 low-income children, and is now saying those kids, many of whom are suffering chronic illnesses, will have to wait till next year. We remain the only state in the country that does not cover these kids.
Gov. Ducey decided it would be too much trouble to overcome the opposition of extremist ideologues in the House, even though we had the Senate votes to win.
There would be ZERO COST to the state to extend this coverage. Some of those kids will not be alive next year. This is a complete failure of leadership on the part of the Governor and the legislative majority
Let that sink in: if the Governor gets his way, Arizona will continue to be the only state that does not cover low-income children’s healthcare services. Even Kansas, which is on the brink of near total financial collapse, extends this program.
Read more: http://addictinginfo.org/2016/05/03/arizona-governor-blocks-31000-low-income-children-from-access-to-life-saving-healthcare/