By Rachel Leingang, | Arizona Republic
In Arizona’s 9th Congressional District, a Republican doctor is running against the Democratic former mayor of Phoenix in a race has been dominated by their disagreements over the future of health care.
Steve Ferrara, a doctor who works at the Phoenix VA and the county hospital, wants to adjust the Affordable Care Act by letting states direct Medicaid and moving people with pre-existing conditions into high-risk pools.
Greg Stanton, the former Phoenix mayor, wants to protect the Affordable Care Act and work on lowering prescription drug prices.
Health care has dominated federal races across the country this year, with Democrats touting the virtues of the Affordable Care Act while Republicans making their case to dismantle it, but keep the parts the public likes, including coverage of pre-existing conditions and keeping young adults on their parents’ coverage until age 26.
Ferrara and Stanton have sparred over health care as the issue has emerged as a major plank in this year’s congressional races.
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