Arizona House’s Health Committee passes bill that would prevent liability for gender discrimination by one vote
Hannah Saunders | Jan 25, 2023 | Arizona
Arizona to redetermine Medicaid and KidsCare eligibility on April 1st
Hannah Saunders | Jan 19, 2023 | Arizona
Arizona Senate Health & Human Services Committee passes two bills related to speech and hearing
Hannah Saunders | 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
Advocates push for Arizona State Hospital reform at Joint Legislative Psychiatric Hospital Review Council hearing
Hannah Saunders | 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
Arizona hospital expands neonatal unit for preterm babies
Hannah Saunders | 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
Phoenix Children’s Hospital launches Division of Anesthesiology
Hannah Saunders | 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
ADHS emphasizes how Arizona’s Naloxone Leave Behind program is saving lives
Hannah Saunders | Jan 3, 2023 | Arizona
Arizona’s Naloxone Leave Behind program allows emergency responders to provide lifesaving naloxone to administer and leave behind when responding to opioid overdoses. The program was administered in 2019 by the Arizona Department of Human Services (ADHS). State law allows Emergency Medical Services (EMS) agencies to leave behind prepackaged, intranasal naloxone,
Arizona Teen Mental Health Ad Hoc Committee adopts recommendations for next steps
Hannah Saunders | Dec 15, 2022 | Arizona
During their final meeting of the year last week, the Arizona House Mental Health Ad Hoc Committee adopted recommendations to put the committee’s work into action. The committee was established earlier this year to research and review information on how substance abuse, bullying, and social media affect the mental health