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20 DECEMBER 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: CARLOS OLIVAS collects donations to help pay for a liver transplant for Francisco Felix from passing motorists on 75th Ave in Phoenix, AZ. Most of the donations come in the form of dimes. Felix is a patient in AHCCCS, Arizona's Medicaid agency. He needs a liver transplant and is one of the patients Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) kicked off the transplant list when she eliminated funding for transplants from AHCCCS. The move saved the state of Arizona about $1.4 million. Olivas read the AHCCCS cuts and started collecting dimes to help pay for transplants the state of Arizona won't pay for. He said he does it because he wants to set an example for other young people and because he hopes someone would do the same thing for his father if he needed a liver transplant. Carlos said that so far he's collected about $2500. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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20 DECEMBER 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: CARLOS OLIVAS collects donations to help pay for a liver transplant for Francisco Felix from passing motorists on 75th Ave in Phoenix, AZ. Most of the donations come in the form of dimes. Felix is a patient in AHCCCS, Arizona's Medicaid agency. He needs a liver transplant and is one of the patients Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) kicked off the transplant list when she eliminated funding for transplants from AHCCCS. The move saved the state of Arizona about $1.4 million. Olivas read the AHCCCS cuts and started collecting dimes to help pay for transplants the state of Arizona won't pay for. He said he does it because he wants to set an example for other young people and because he hopes someone would do the same thing for his father if he needed a liver transplant. Carlos said that so far he's collected about $2500. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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