The Political Calculus of Medicaid Expansion in Arizona

Medicaid Expansion Is Delicate Maneuver For Arizona's Republican Governor by Fernanda Santos.  The New York Times.  January 19, 2013.

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's decision to expand Medicaid reflects the growing power of Latino voters in the Southwest.  In the solid Republican South, by contrast, there is little political risk in refusing Medicaid expansion even in light of the region's substantial number of poor uninsured residents.