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Politics President Trump holding up his executive order
Politics Trump’s Latest Order Defunds Medicare for Millions of Arizonans, Rewards the Wealthy

President Trump said he wouldn’t cut Medicare or Social Security on the campaign trail, but his 2020 budget said otherwise.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner August 13, 2020 8:02 am MST
Healthcare Photo by Carolyn Kaster, Associated Press
Healthcare Almost One-Third of Arizonans Are Now on Medicaid After Mass Unemployment

More than 160,000 Arizonans have signed up for Medicaid since coronavirus-related shutdowns began in March.

Blake Freas August 12, 2020 8:51 am MST
Healthcare outside of Phoenix Hacienda HealthCare facility
Healthcare Healthcare Facility Where Incapacitated Patient Was Raped, Impregnated Received Millions in PPP Loans

The facility almost lost its Medicaid contract after an incapacitated 29-year-old Native woman was sexually assaulted in 2018.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner July 14, 2020 11:43 am MST

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