Dear Senator,

Our healthcare system is broken, and Arizonans deserve more than a band-aid fix. When it comes to our ability to be well and stay well, Arizonans are pay too much for too little, and too many are being left out altogether.

We are asking you to expand access to care, empower consumers, and promote health equity by building on the foundations laid by the Affordable Care Act and COVID-19 relief efforts. As you head into another chance for reconciliation, we urge you to support the following policy solutions:

1)Extend the American Rescue Plan Act’s health care affordability provisions beyond 2022 to ensure everyone can get the care they need without breaking the bank.

2)Require Medicaid to cover people for twelve months after pregnancy

3)Cover Arizonans fully from toe to top – mental health, oral health, and all the rest. Medicaid and Medicare should cover the whole person at parity.

4)When children qualify for Medicaid or CHIP they should be continuously covered for a full year – no more pesky paperwork for hardworking Arizona families.

5)Save Arizona families money at the pharmacy by allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices.

6)Make permanent funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP; KidsCare in Arizona).

When taken together, these solutions will allow more people to access the care they need, when they need it, at a price they can afford.

Thank you.