A divided Supreme Court allowed states to cut off Medicaid money to Planned Parenthood in a ruling handed down Thursday amid a wider Republican-backed push to defund the country’s biggest abortion provider.
Following voters' approval of Prop 139, Democratic lawmakers in Arizona have tried to repeal bans on abortion advertising and telehealth prescriptions for the drug used in two-thirds of US abortions.
At a recent Central Phoenix town hall, Rep. Yassamin Ansari highlighted hits to her district from federal “One Big Beautiful Bill.”
Rural doctors in Arizona are often unprepared to deal with pregnant patients with complications. Proposed Medicaid cuts will only make addressing the lack of maternal care tougher.
Arizona fertility nurse Elizabeth Lee warns that the GOP's proposed $625B Medicaid cuts would hit the state’s most vulnerable communities the hardest.
Rep. David Schweikert told a conservative podcaster that he missed the deciding vote on the GOP budget because he fell asleep—but says he would’ve voted yes on a bill slashing Medicaid and SNAP.
House Republicans just voted to pass massive cuts to Medicaid and SNAP. All Arizona Republicans voted for the cuts, except Rep. David Schweikert, who was late to the vote, but said he would have supported the bill if he’d gotten a chance.
For 13 consecutive weeks, concerned constituents have gathered outside Rep. David Schweikert’s office, urging him to protect Medicaid and other social services.
Arizona Republicans advanced a budget bill that has deep health care cuts, including a new push to block people from accessing reproductive care.
Retired Arizonans gathered outside Rep. David Schweikert’s Scottsdale office, urging him to oppose GOP-proposed Medicaid cuts that could strip coverage from millions, including thousands in his district.
