What They're Watching: Ross Goldberg, MD, Arizona Medical Association
Eli Kirshbaum | Nov 30, 2022 | Arizona
Arizona child mortality rate increased in 2021, according to ADHS
Soraya Marashi | Nov 22, 2022 | Arizona
AHCCCS ‘Talk Heals’ public awareness campaign aims to tackle youth substance misuse
Soraya Marashi | Nov 11, 2022 | Arizona
Arizona 2022 Trauma Report shows increasing rate of traumatic injuries and costs to healthcare system
Soraya Marashi | Nov 4, 2022 | Arizona
The Arizona Department of Health Services’ (ADHS) newly released 2022 Trauma Report identifies opportunities for preventing injuries and premature deaths in the state and highlights future resource needs for maintaining Arizona’s trauma system preparedness. The State Trauma Advisory Board published the report in collaboration with the ADHS Bureau
Recently signed bill aims to strengthen Arizona’s nurse workforce by intervening at every step of the pipeline
Soraya Marashi | Oct 27, 2022 | Arizona
House Bill 2691, signed by Gov. Doug Ducey on June 29th, will appropriate $15.5 million from the state General Fund (GF) to the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) in fiscal years 2023 through 2025, and $32 million from the state GF to the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
Arizona pro-choice advocates complain of overlapping anti-abortion laws
Soraya Marashi | Oct 26, 2022 | Arizona
On Monday, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich reached an agreement with abortion rights advocates in Maricopa County to halt their lawsuit challenging the 1864 near-total abortion ban that Brnovich has argued should take precedence over the 15-week ban Gov. Doug Ducey signed in March. The Maricopa County lawsuit
5 Things Arizona: Recommendations for youth mental health, Rural workforce needs, AzHHA on decreasing hospital operating margins
Eli Kirshbaum | Oct 26, 2022 | Arizona
This month's newsletter includes a breakdown of recommendations presented to the Arizona House's Teen Mental Health Ad Hoc Committee, the Arizona Center for Rural Health's proposals for continuing to support the struggling rural health workforce, and insight from the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association about mitigating the decreasing financial operating
ADHS presents action plan to tackle adverse childhood experiences in Arizona
Soraya Marashi | Oct 24, 2022 | Arizona
At the Arizona House’s Teen Mental Health Ad Hoc Committee meeting last week, representatives from the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) presented data on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and positive childhood experiences (PCEs) in the state, as well as ADHS’s action plan to reduce children’s exposure to ACEs and
What They're Watching: Meghan McCabe, Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association
Eli Kirshbaum | Oct 24, 2022 | Arizona
In this edition of our "What They're Watching" series, Meghan McCabe, Government Affairs Director for the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association (AzHHA), says she's watching the upcoming midterm elections in Arizona and how potential electoral outcomes could impact state health policy. With many legislative seats as well as the governor's