(ALEXANDRIA, VA) – This week the 60 Plus Association will begin running television ads in Arizona highlighting former Mesa Mayor Scott Smith’s support of Medicaid expansion under Obamacare in Arizona. Smith is a candidate in the Republican primary for Governor. 60 Plus represents over 167,000 senior supporters in the Grand Canyon state.

The ad states, “Experts knew most Arizonans who could be forced into AHCCCS [Arizona’s Medicaid agency] through Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion already had private insurance.  Until their plans were taken away by Obamacare that is.  Instead of fighting for us so we could keep our plans and get government out of the way, Smith supported Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion. That’s not the leadership we need.”

60 Plus Association Chairman Jim Martin said, “Scott Smith is the only candidate in the Republican primary who supports Medicaid expansion in Arizona.  The Medicaid program is already struggling to provide quality care to seniors and the disabled, among others.  Expanding Medicaid’s obligations will increase the state’s budget, as well as lower the quality of healthcare. Arizona deserves better leadership than Scott Smith.”

The ad, which can be viewed here, will run in Phoenix and Tucson on statewide cable beginning August 6.

For more information on the 60 Plus Association and to watch the ad, visit www.60plus.org.

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