UA Health Sciences’ Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center develops cannabis educational materials for the state
Hannah Saunders | May 3, 2023 | Arizona
Bill allowing private investigators to determine identity of unidentified patients nears passage in Arizona
Hannah Saunders | Mar 29, 2023 | Arizona
At the Arizona House’s Health and Human Services Committee meeting on Monday, members passed Senate Bill 1221, which allows hospitals to request assistance from a criminal justice agency to figure out the identity of unidentified patients. The bill, which has already passed in the Senate, passed through the committee by
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Arizona plays active role in Medicaid redetermination outreach
Hannah Saunders | Mar 28, 2023 | Arizona
With over 2.4 million Arizonans set to undergo the Medicaid eligibility redetermination process in light of the April 1st cutoff for continuous Medicaid coverage, marking the first redeterminations process since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of 2020, Medicaid health plans like UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Arizona have
Arizona Senate’s Health and Human Services Committee narrowly passes bill relating to substance use treatment among pregnant women
Hannah Saunders | Mar 27, 2023 | Arizona
At the Arizona Senate’s Health and Human Services Committee meeting last week, members narrowly passed House Bill 2530, which relates to substance use referrals for pregnant women, by a vote of four to three. HB 2350 would require the Department of Child Safety (DCS) to provide communication they received involving
Two women are first to graduate from Pima County’s support program for young moms
Hannah Saunders | Mar 24, 2023 | Arizona
On March 9th, two young mothers became the first to graduate from Pima County’s support program for young moms, Adult Identity Mentoring (AIM) 4 Teen Moms. The program is available to mothers ages 14-20 who are parenting a child under the age of two. The 12-week program encourages young mothers
Arizona lawmakers consider bill relating to religious exemptions for vaccines
Hannah Saunders | Mar 22, 2023 | Arizona
On March 13th, the Arizona House Health and Human Services Committee passed a Senate bill that would require employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees who complete religious exemption forms to opt-out of receiving vaccines, including COVID-19, influenza, or any vaccine authorized for emergency use under the US Food and
Arizona House Health and Human Services Committee passes bill about opioid container labels
Hannah Saunders | Mar 15, 2023 | Arizona
At the Arizona House Health and Human Services Committee Meeting on Monday, a Senate bill relating to opioid container labels narrowly passed. Senate Bill 1254 would repeal the requirement that prescription opioid containers directly dispensed from pharmacies have a red cap. Rep. Amish Shah (D - Gilbert) drafted a three-line