In Arizona’s most competitive district, Ciscomani and Mendoza spar over healthcare policies

Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani and Democrat JoAnna Mendoza are clashing over healthcare in Arizona's toss-up 6th Congressional District, a race that could help decide House control. Ciscomani defends his vote for the One Big Beautiful Bill as protecting Medicaid by targeting fraud, while Mendoza says it pushes low-income Arizonans off AHCCCS through added paperwork requirements.

A Congressional Budget Office analysis estimated the law would cut Medicaid and CHIP spending by more than a trillion dollars over a decade and leave 11.8 million more Americans uninsured. The bill requires enrollees to reapply twice yearly and work, study, or volunteer 80 hours a month.

Hospital officials warned of billions in losses and possible closures; the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association projected a $6 billion hit over seven years, with more than half the state's hospitals potentially operating in the red. Mendoza did not specify how she would restore the funding if elected.

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