Yes, the political fight of five years ago to restore and expand AHCCCS was brutal. But it was worth it.

Lawyers who filed a lawsuit challenging the quality of health care in Arizona's prisons are seeking $1.6 million in additional legal fees and other costs in enforcing a 2014 settlement that they say the state has repeatedly resisted.

Sen. Bob Worsley, a Republican from Mesa, is the Arizona Capitol Times’ Leaders of the Year winner in government. Other winners include Gregory Harris of Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie for law, Richard Stavneak, director of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, for unsung hero, and NAU President Rita Cheng.

As Americans process the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, one thing is clear: he has the potential to drastically alter American health care for decades to come. Such a drastic change will certainly be destabilizing on two key issues that have been largely unchanged for four decades.

On Friday, the day of his retirement, U.S. Magistrate Judge David Duncan ordered the Arizona Department of Corrections to pay $1.4 million for continued noncompliance with court-ordered prison health care standards.

If you have ever faced a serious health threat or have a chronic condition, you know that treatment and the road to recovery can be complicated.

While public education is expected to be the top issue when lawmakers return on Monday, a few other subjects are likely to command some attention.

A federal judge believes the system of monitoring Arizona’s prison health care may be so “corrupt” that it can no longer be trusted.

After passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 and after a hard-won fight to expand health insurance in Arizona in 2013, advocates quickly hunkered down to ensure Arizonans know their options, and they actually have access to them. Out ...

If I had one wish for the future of health and health care, it would be a simple one. Lawmakers and agency policymakers would use evidence to develop public policy. Policy decisions and resource allocation would be driven by data and prioritized by long-term return on investment.