5 Things Arizona: Christ's departure, Banner vaccine mandate, COVID response RFP
DJ Wilson | Jul 29, 2021 | Arizona
ADHS director steps down to take on Blue Cross role
Aaron Kunkler | Jul 28, 2021 | Arizona
Judge orders trial against Arizona Department of Corrections
Channon Pedersen | Jul 23, 2021 | Arizona
Rapid Response Disease Investigation RFP to close July 29
Channon Pedersen | Jul 22, 2021 | Arizona
A request for proposal (RPF) seeking a contractor to staff a Rapid Response Disease Investigation Service is closing July 29. The RFP closes as COVID infection rates in Arizona continue to trend upward. Data from the Mayo Clinic show a steep rise in positivity rates since the beginning of July while data from Statistica shows Arizona has the sixth highest infection rate in the
Banner Health mandates all staff be fully vaccinated by November 1
Channon Pedersen | Jul 21, 2021 | Arizona
Banner Health, Arizona’s largest private employer, announced that it will be requiring all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by November 1. Banner Health employs roughly 52,000 people in Arizona. Headquartered in Phoenix, it is one of the largest secular nonprofit health care systems in the country with hospitals
AHCCCS submits spending plan addressing health care labor shortage
Channon Pedersen | Jul 20, 2021 | Arizona
The health care labor industry is hoping to get a boost from the federal government. AHCCCS submitted a spending plan last week that would draw down over $1.14 billion in federal funding under the enhanced FMAP program to expand home and community-based health services. If approved, the funding would provide
Study reveals efficacy of CHW-led iniatives in maternal health outcomes
Channon Pedersen | Jul 1, 2021 | Arizona
A study published by BMJ Open revealed that expectant mothers serviced by community health workers are less likely to experience low birthweights and pre-term deliveries compared to those who did not receive those supports. The ten-year study, conducted by the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University, examined if participation
CMS revokes Medicaid work requirements
Channon Pedersen | Jun 25, 2021 | Arizona
On June 24, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) officially revoked Arizona’s Medicaid work and community engagement requirements, undoing the previous approval by the Trump administration in 2019. The decision comes after a February 2021 letter in which CMS warned the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)
5 Things Arizona: Waiver amendment, ACA decision, Cara Christ keynote
Emily Boerger | Jun 17, 2021 | Arizona
While DJ is out of office, I’ll be bringing you this edition of 5 Things We’re Watching. I’m the managing editor here at State of Reform where I have my eye on health care in Arizona and a number of other states. In this edition of 5 Things, we bring
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