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‘You can’t even cover them’: Andy Biggs’ 2011 bid to end Medicaid in Arizona

When Andy Biggs, the Republican nominee for governor, was a state senator, he tried to abolish Medicaid in the Grand Canyon State because it cost taxpayers too much to provide health insurance for low-income Arizonans. “When we allow the generations in the future to be robbed and enslaved to pay for the healthcare...

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September 15, 2026 at 6:11 PM MST

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‘You can’t even cover them’: Andy Biggs’ 2011 bid to end Medicaid in Arizona

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