Since my first day as your state representative, I have
fought government overreach and oppressive federal mandates. So, rather than
sit idly by and complain about “Obamacare,” I worked with Governor Brewer to
exercise our constitutional state right to implement a healthcare system for
low-income families crafted specifically for Arizonans – not one written by
liberal Washington D.C. bureaucrats.
Governor Brewer’s Medicaid Restoration is NOT
Obamacare. You have heard my opponents say otherwise. What they won’t tell you
is the plan, which was approved twice by voters, was the one true fiscally
conservative plan for Arizona.
Here are the alternatives I was NOT willing to
consider: Creating a ‘donut-hole’ in healthcare coverage for Arizonans,
shifting uncompensated care costs from hospitals to rate payers and taxpayers,
creating a $850 million to $1.3 billion hit to Arizona’s General Fund. Not
taking action would have resulted in massive costs to Arizonans, specifically
our seniors before they are eligible for Medicare.
Arizona’s Medicaid program is considered one of the most
cost effective and efficient systems in the U.S. Listening to voters and
extending state-controlled coverage to those who need it most wasn’t the hard
thing to do, it was the right thing to do – and it is NOT Obamacare.
Sincerely,
Rep. Heather Carter
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