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Rivero Reacts to LTC Patient Threats from Biden’s ‘Inflation Reduction Act’

November 4, 2025 9:27 amNovember 17, 2025 12:57 pm

Long-term healthcare patients are facing an impending crisis due to the price locks created by Joe Biden’s signature legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act. In a textbook example of the law of unintended consequences, the very protections that Biden intended to...

Gillette Identifies HR1’s Medicaid Changes as Corrections, not Cuts

October 10, 2025 2:32 pmOctober 23, 2025 5:16 pm

H.R.1’s Budget Cuts Could Squeeze Arizona Medicaid, Stir Political Fallout By Steve Kirwan, EditorPhoenix, Ariz. — October 10, 2025 Arizona officials are warning that the federal government’s new budget law, H.R.1—a.k.a. the “One Big, Beautiful Bill”—could deal a financial blow...

Werner to Chair Senate Oversight for $2.8B Medicaid Fraud

October 1, 2025 10:16 amOctober 10, 2025 2:34 pm

Arizona State Senator Carine Werner (R-4), chair of the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services, is leading a Senate oversight investigation into the recently uncovered fraud in the state’s Medicaid program. A preliminary report revealed that the state had...

Gillette Exposes Healthcare Fraud Amid Hobbs’ Cover-Up

September 12, 2025 9:06 amSeptember 21, 2025 9:28 am

Rep. John Gillette says he’s tired of watching Arizona taxpayers get betrayed. Recently, the Republican lawmaker launched his own Substack to publish what he calls “the receipts” on systemic healthcare fraud, Democrat vetoes, and Governor Katie Hobbs’ deliberate cover-ups. “This isn’t a...

Hobbs’ Medical Debt Relief Program Lacks Accountability

July 17, 2025 4:27 pmJuly 31, 2025 10:27 am

Governor Katie Hobbs made headlines when she announced that $429 million in medical debt would be erased for over 352,000 Arizonans, with no applications required. However, the program is likely to raise red flags among legislators due to its lack...

Unlikely Duo: Sinema and Wilmeth Make Ibogaine Research Funds a Reality

July 2, 2025 10:35 amJuly 16, 2025 12:02 pm

Former Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I) joined forces with Representative Justin Wilmeth to sponsor House Bill HB2871, making a $5 million grant available to fund research for Ibogaine, a high-potential treatment for traumatic brain injuries and neurological disorders such as...

Biasiucci Committed to ‘Healthier Arizona’ Despite Hobbs Veto

June 12, 2025 10:10 amJune 20, 2025 4:40 pm

MESA, AZ – Arizona State Representative Leo Biasiucci, who championed the Hobbs-vetoed House Bill HB2165 prohibiting the use of SNAP benefits to purchase unhealthy or non-food items (alcohol, vitamins, pet food, etc.), remains dedicated to improving health among Arizona children....