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Petersen: state’s Medicaid program won’t have funds to pay bills unless budget deal reached soon
The state's Medicaid program won't have money to pay its bills next month unless the governor and lawmakers reach a deal -- and soon -- on at least some elements of a budget.
Eliminate 55-bed mental health limit
Our system is broken in many ways. But again, there are many narrow fixes with broad positive implications which start the process of improvement. This is one of those narrow fixes. The 55-bed cap is a monumental failure – it should be eliminated.
Seize the moment to get more services for the most seriously mentally ill
Arizona has an historic public health opportunity to use 93 acres of state-owned, deed-restricted land in the heart of Phoenix to create a 21st century psychiatric center of excellence. As always, the devil is in the details.
Parents of mentally ill plead for expanded services at Arizona State Hospital
Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law legislation allowing private companies to lease space on the hospital grounds to provide emergency and long-term psychiatric and behavioral health services.
State eyes public-private use of mental hospital’s campus
State health officials are interested in using some of the state mental hospital's 93-acre campus in central Phoenix for private psychiatric care services.
Despite some concerns, federal agency scraps plans to end Arizona State Hospital certification
The Arizona State Hospital is finally meeting federal standards and will not lose its certification -- and millions in federal dollars.
High court rules in Arizona death row case
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on an Arizona case Tuesday and found that death-row prisoners don’t have to be mentally competent while their appeals are pending in federal court.
