Tag: Maricopa Integrated Health System
When I walk through the McDowell Healthcare Center, I’m sometimes overwhelmed by the number of people with new HIV infections, like the 27-year-old who appeared recently with rapidly developing black...
Loan default is just the latest sign of mismanagement in county health system
Tax watchdog pushes bill to ban promotional expenditures
A tax watchdog is behind legislation that forbids political subdivisions from running promotional campaigns during elections to raise taxes. Although it is already illegal for a school district, city, county...
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Hospital district pursues taxpayer-funded ad campaign
Maricopa Integrated Health System started a $570,000 image-enhancing ad campaign at the same time a separate political group is running an $800,000 campaign urging passage of...
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Vote No on Prop. 480; It’s expensive and unwise
In a recent Arizona Capitol Times commentary, advocates peddled support for Proposition 480, the county hospital bond proposal. It was revealing that the advocates left out the most important piece...
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Vote yes on Prop. 480 to modernize our county health system
Many people have come to know our “county hospital” through the iconic 1970s-era tower on East Roosevelt Street, known as Maricopa Medical Center. Most don’t realize the Valley has actually...
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Foes question $1 billion plan for new county medical center
Opposition to a nearly $1 billion bond proposal to build a new public hospital and modernize the county’s health system is beginning to take shape, with critics questioning why the...
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Magellan fails to get contract rebid in budget, but effort may continue
Magellan Health Services’ attempt to settle its dispute over a lost $3 billion contract in the state budget fell short, but an ally in the Legislature may try again before...
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Department of Administration lifts stay of mental health contract
The Arizona Department of Administration lifted a stay that had halted a multibillion-dollar contract for behavioral health services in Maricopa County, following a recommendation by an administrative law judge. ADOA...
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Health care system’s new CEO to start in September
State agency halts Magellan attempt to recoup funds
Behavioral health providers in Maricopa County are crying foul over Magellan Health Services’ attempt to recoup money from a fiscal year that ended more than 12 months ago, and the...
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Lawsuit challenges proposed $10 million gift to behavioral health contractor
Magellan Health Services has a new ally in its battle over a multibillion-dollar contract for behavioral health services in Maricopa County. A conservative political group is challenging the Maricopa County...
