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Report Shows American Health Care Act Could Hurt Rural Arizona
Published: Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 2:40pm
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Republicans have to work quickly if they hope to pass their replacement for the Affordable Care Act by the end summer.
The U.S. House has passed its version — the American Health Care Act — last month and now the Senate is expected to push its own version.
A concern for many in the health-care debate is Medicaid, which would be scaled back significantly under the House plan.
And a new report shows that could particularly hurt rural Arizona. KJZZ’s Will Stone covers health care and joins me to explain.