expanding access to quality healthcare services in the Valley
Expand access to quality health care services in the Valley.
Occurrences
Evidence
Arizona families deserve a health care system that works for everyone--regardless of one’s income or zip code. That starts with reducing prescription drug costs for seniors, capping insulin at just $35 a month, cracking down on fraud and waste in Medicare’s hospice networks, expanding access to quality healthcare services in the Valley, and protecting insurance coverage for pre-existing conditions.
In the House of Representatives, October 8, 2024, Mr. Duarte (for himself, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Costa, Mr. Valadao, Ms. Tokuda, and Mr. Obernolte) introduced the bill titled the Valley Fever Awareness and Vaccine Development and Manufacturing Act of 2024. The bill text says it is 'to support the development, licensing, and initial manufacturing of a human vaccine for valley fever.'
Head Start is a lifeline for Arizona kids and families. It ensures that kids have access to early learning programs, meals, and health care resources in the critical early childhood development years, from birth to age five. ... The closure of the San Francisco regional office means that Head Start programs in Arizona now have no one to turn to to process grants, provide technical assistance, sign off on expenditures, or conduct oversight.
'That’s why I joined every single House Democrat, and a few pragmatic Republicans, to pass a 3-year extension of ACA health care tax credits to keep health care costs low for the American people.'
Assessments
The evidence shows Stanton continued to advocate for health-care access and took concrete steps, including supporting an ACA tax-credit extension in the House, pressing HHS on Head Start regional support, and cosponsoring Valley Fever vaccine legislation. But the record provided does not show that access to quality health care services in the Valley was actually expanded as an enacted or implemented outcome attributable to him during the relevant federal term. These actions support serious effort, not fulfillment.