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Tobin: Medicaid expansion holding back state budget approval
April 23, 2013
Governor Jan Brewer's proposal to expand Medicaid in
“It’s a very complicated system when you have to deal
with federal legislation and make it fit into state legislation,” Tobin said.
“And you know, we don’t have the same priorities as the federal government
does. We’re not trying to grow our debt here in
Tobin does not see the budget votes as being there yet. Brewer said her plan can expand health care to 300,000 Arizonans without costing the state a dime.