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Arizona Plans to Throw Half of its Medicaid Recipients off the Rolls

     PHOENIX (CN) - To save $500 million illegally, Arizona plans to throw half its Medicaid recipients off the rolls by next year and cap the number of people eligible for Medicaid next week, despite a voter initiative that requires such coverage for any Arizonan at or below the federal poverty line, poor people say in a Superior Court complaint.
     The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System serves 1.3 million people. Lead plaintiff Anthony Fogliano sued the state and AHCCCS Director Tom Betlach in Maricopa County Court.
     Fogliano challenges recent actions by the Legislature and AHCCCS.
     "In 2011, the Legislature enacted legislation giving AHCCCS the authority to deny or terminate coverage for populations covered by [the successful voter initiative] Proposition 204," the complaint states. "In response, the governor requested permission from the federal government to freeze enrollment and eliminate coverage for persons protected by Proposition 204. Subsequently, AHCCCS issued a proposed rule and announced its intention to freeze enrollment of adults without dependent children on July 1, 2011, and, at its discretion, exercise its authority to terminate or deny coverage for some or all of those individuals to bring AHCCCS operations within legislative appropriations.
     "As a result of the legislation and proposed rule, persons eligible for AHCCCS under Proposition 204, including persons with chronic, severe and significant medical conditions, will not receive the medical care they need and their health will be adversely affected.
     "Plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive relief to enjoin defendants from taking any action to freeze enrollment, deny or terminate health care coverage or in some other way eliminate or reduce the number of eligible persons covered by the AHCCCS program currently and in the future for individuals protected by Proposition 204 and the Voter Protection Act."
     Arizona voters approved Prop. 204 in 2000. In 1998, state voters approved a constitutional amendment called the Voter Protection Act, "to prevent the Legislature from enacting legislation that defeated or frustrated the intent and purpose of voter-approved measures," according to the complaint.

School Bus Accident Sends Nine to Hospital Maricopa County Court ...

At around 4 p.m. Wednesday, a bus carrying special needs students from Central Elementary crashed on Mayo Road. Nine patients were taken to Anne Arundel Medical Center by ambulance. Seven had minor injuries and two suffered from severe neck and back trauma. Although county police officials couldn’t verify the ages or identities of the injured kids, witnesses at the scene said that the Dodge truck the bus crashed into had a male driver, female occupant, and a child who was possibly under three who was not in a child safety seat. James ... At around 4 p.m. Wednesday, a bus carrying special needs students from Central Elementary crashed on Mayo Road. Nine patients were taken to Anne Arundel Medical Center by ambulance. Seven had minor injuries and two suffered from severe neck and back trauma. Although county police officials couldn’t verify the ages or identities of the injured kids, witnesses at the scene said that the Dodge truck the bus crashed into had a male driver, female occupant, and a child who was possibly under three who was not in a child safety seat. James ... At around 4 p.m. Wednesday, a bus carrying special needs students from Central Elementary crashed on Mayo Road. Nine patients were taken to Anne Arundel Medical Center by ambulance. Seven had minor injuries and two suffered from severe neck and back trauma. Although county police officials couldn’t verify the ages or identities of the injured kids, witnesses at the scene said that the Dodge truck the bus crashed into had a male driver, female occupant, and a child who was possibly under three who was not in a child safety seat. James ... At around 4 p.m. Wednesday, a bus carrying special needs students from Central Elementary crashed on Mayo Road. Nine patients were taken to Anne Arundel Medical Center by ambulance. Seven had minor injuries and two suffered from severe neck and back trauma. Although county police officials couldn’t verify the ages or identities of the injured kids, witnesses at the scene said that the Dodge truck the bus crashed into had a male driver, female occupant, and a child who was possibly under three who was not in a child safety seat. James ...

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