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Arizona House’s Health & Human Services Committee passes five bills

| Feb 8, 2023 | Arizona

Arizona seeks to amend 1115 waiver to improve care for former foster care youth

| Feb 2, 2023 | Arizona

Arizona House’s Health Committee passes bill that would prevent liability for gender discrimination by one vote

| Jan 25, 2023 | Arizona

Arizona to redetermine Medicaid and KidsCare eligibility on April 1st

| Jan 19, 2023 | Arizona

Arizona Senate Health and Human Services Committee passes bill on ophthalmologic lenses

| Jan 18, 2023 | Arizona

On January 17th, members of the Arizona Senate Health and Human Services Committee unanimously passed Senator John Kavanagh’s (R - Cave Creek) Senate Bill 1014, which allows a prescription for ophthalmologic lenses, excluding contact lenses, to be valid for two years unless otherwise specified by the prescribing physician or optometrist....[ Read More ]

Arizona Governor Hobbs’ 2023-24 budget proposal focuses on increases and modernization

| Jan 18, 2023 | Arizona

Newly elected Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs released her 2023-24 budget proposal on January 13th, with focus on lowering costs, investing in public education, securing water for the state’s future, and tackling the affordable housing crisis. With a proposed budget of just over $17 billion, Hobbs places her healthcare focus on...[ Read More ]

Arizona Senate Health & Human Services Committee passes two bills related to speech and hearing

| Jan 13, 2023 | Arizona

Members of Arizona’s Senate Health & Human Services Committee approved two Senate Bills relating to speech and hearing on January 10th. Senate Bill 1016 would make speech therapy services eligible for coverage, while SB 1017 would make cochlear implants eligible for coverage. “Speech therapy has been an issue we’ve been...[ Read More ]

Advocates push for Arizona State Hospital reform at Joint Legislative Psychiatric Hospital Review Council hearing

| Jan 11, 2023 | Arizona

Members of the Joint Legislative Psychiatric Hospital Review Council focused on the governance of Arizona State Hospital (ASH) at a January 4th meeting, where they adopted a list of recommendations made in 2022.  Operated by the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), the ASH is the state’s only publicly operated...[ Read More ]

Arizona hospital expands neonatal unit for preterm babies

| Jan 9, 2023 | Arizona

Abrazo Health is investing $14 million in expanding the hospital’s neonatal unit for preterm babies at the Arrowhead Campus. Over 3,000 babies, including high order multiple births such as triplets, are born annually at the Abrazo Arrowhead Campus. The 8,500 square-foot addition will be built adjacent to Arrowhead’s existing Level...[ Read More ]

Phoenix Children’s Hospital launches Division of Anesthesiology

| Jan 9, 2023 | Arizona

Phoenix Children’s Hospital, one of the fastest growing pediatric health centers in the country, launched a Division of Anesthesiology and announced the leadership team for the Division last month. Dr. Narasimhan “Sim” Jagannathan is acting as Division Chief, while Dr. Amod Sawardekar is Associate Division Chief. “Phoenix Children’s is preparing...[ Read More ]