Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Arizona To Serve AHCCCS-Eligible Arizonans With Purchase Of Steward Health Choice Arizona
BlueCross BlueShield of Arizona | Nov 13, 2019 | Arizona
Arizona FQHCs sue AZ Medicaid program for unpaid services, cite 9th circuit case
Emily Viles | Nov 6, 2019 | Arizona
AHCCCS suspends Medicaid work requirement
Emily Viles | Oct 31, 2019 | Arizona
5 Things Arizona: Swapna Reddy, SMAC meeting, rate setting
DJ Wilson | Oct 24, 2019 | Arizona
Q&A: Swapna Reddy, ASU College of Health Solutions
Emily Viles | Oct 16, 2019 | Arizona
Swapna Reddy is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Arizona State University, College of Health Solutions. She is also part of the faculty at Arizona State University’s Barrett, the Honors College, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Health Care Administration at the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, AZ. In this
State Selects Suicide Prevention Training Resources for Educators
Heidi Capriotti (AHCCC) | Oct 15, 2019 | Arizona
The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), in coordination with the Arizona Department of Education (ADE), announce their selections for school suicide prevention training options, as mandated in Senate Bill 1468. Known as the Mitch Warnock Act, named after a Tempe teenager who died by suicide, the statute states
What They're Watching: Gretchen Jacobs, Arizona Governmental Affairs
Emily Viles | Oct 15, 2019 | Arizona
Gretchen Jacobs is the CEO of Arizona Governmental Affairs. Gretchen has a degree in political science from USC and a law degree from Santa Clara and spent the first part of her career in civil courtrooms. Gretchen entered the political arena in 1998, and has been lobbying ever since. She
State uninsured rate varies by partisanship, Medicaid expansion, age, race, income
Emily Viles | Oct 10, 2019 | Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Texas
A new WalletHub report analyzes the rate of uninsured in each state following the implementation of the ACA nearly a decade ago. The report also breaks down the analysis by city, race and income level. Experts who compiled the report used 2018 US Census Bureau data. WalletHub’s findings also compare
Report finds that privatization of prison health care does not work
Emily Viles | Oct 8, 2019 | Arizona
A new federal court report suggests that Arizona prison health care should be public, not private. The report is based off of a 2011 law passed by the legislature that mandates the privatization of prison health care. A 2018 lawsuit filed by a number of Arizona inmates against the state,
New report shows variable vaccination rates by state
Emily Viles | Oct 4, 2019 | Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington
A new WalletHub report analyzes the rate of vaccination by state. The report looks at 18 different categories to determine which states are the most responsible when it comes to immunization. WalletHub measured a number of different populations immunization rates, including children and teenagers, adults and elderly, and immunization uptake