Arizona Medical Association aims to address physician burnout with peer support program
Michael Goldberg | Oct 21, 2020 | Arizona
Topical Agenda for the 2020 Arizona State of Reform Virtual Health Policy Conference now available!
Michael Goldberg | Oct 8, 2020 | Arizona
5 Things Arizona: Pre-existing conditions, Whole Person Care, Andrea Kamenca
DJ Wilson | Oct 1, 2020 | Arizona
Poll: Arizonans more concerned about access to health care for those with pre-existing conditions than COVID-19
Michael Goldberg | Sep 29, 2020 | Arizona
AHCCCS announces intention to focus Whole Person Care Initiative on maintenance, rather than expansion
Michael Goldberg | Sep 22, 2020 | Arizona
AHCCCS will submit its five year 1115 Waiver renewal request with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in December 2020. The waiver renewal request will outline an updated set of priorities in response to COVID-19, as the pandemic has shifted the agency’s focus to maintaining current services for
What They're Watching: Andrea Kamenca
Michael Goldberg | Sep 21, 2020 | Arizona
Andrea Kamenca is the Executive Director of the Arizona Veterans Research and Education Foundation and a Faculty Associate at Arizona State University's Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation. She joined us before COVID-19 on "What They're Watching" for a prescient look at the rise of telemedicine and the way
Commonwealth Fund 2020 health care rankings
Haley Donwerth | Sep 11, 2020 | Arizona, Colorado, Texas, Utah
The Commonwealth Fund released its 2020 Scorecard on State Health System Performance Sept. 11, offering a state-by-state comparison on a broad range of health indicators prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new scorecard includes a total of 49 measurements, such as “Access and Affordability” which looks at rates
Arizona AHCCCS recieved $2.4 million crisis counseling grant extension
Haley Donwerth | Sep 11, 2020 | Arizona
Arizona’s Medicaid Department received a grant extension on September 3 to help them continue serving eligible individuals with crisis counseling. After receiving the original $532,804 crisis counseling grant in June 2020, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) was approved the $2.4 million grant extension in August for continued assistance
Medicaid enrollment increases through August 2020
Haley Donwerth | Sep 8, 2020 | Arizona, Colorado, Texas, Utah
Out of 39 total states reporting, Families USA said Utah has one of the highest percentage increases of Medicaid enrollments since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Utah saw a 13.7% increase in Medicaid enrollees from February 2020 to July 2020 - the second largest increase behind Kentucky’s 14.3% increase.
5 Things Arizona: Medicaid enrollment, State fiscal highlights, Health care ballot initiative
DJ Wilson | Aug 27, 2020 | Arizona
Our 2020 Arizona State of Reform Health Policy Conference is now set for December. Initially, as you know, our event was to be held in May as it was last year. However, with COVID and our development of a customized virtual conference platform, we've needed a few extra months to
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