By Jeremy Duda | Arizona Capitol Times
In what may be one of his first acts as governor, Doug Ducey will have to decide whether to spearhead the defense of a policy he dislikes, kick a quarter million people off AHCCCS or drop a nuclear bomb on the state’s overstretched budget by taking a principled stand.
When Ducey is inaugurated on Jan. 5, he will inherit a handful of lawsuits from outgoing Gov. Jan Brewer. Perhaps none are more significant than the challenge to Brewer’s 2013 Medicaid expansion plan.
Ducey disagreed with Brewer’s decision to expand Medicaid coverage, but extenuating circumstances could force him to defend it in court anyway.
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