After hundreds of thousands of Arizonans lost SNAP benefits, the city of Phoenix created a crisis assistance program to help those households with bills. Now, the city is expanding eligibility for the program to include families with children who have recently lost health coverage.
More than 22,000 Arizonans — mostly legally present refugees — lost eligibility for the state’s Medicaid program, AHCCCS, on Oct. 1 as new federal Medicaid rules took effect.
Arizona was one of just a few states where children were included in cuts to coverage…