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Former health director urges Arizona to document effects of Medicaid reforms
The state’s former health director has a simple plea to those implementing Arizona’s Medicaid reforms: Track what happens and report it.
Remaining insurers in health market to hike rates 50 percent
The two remaining health insurers in Arizona's federal health marketplace will both be raising rates by more than 50 percent next year.
South Phoenix saw big health coverage gain, still trails state, U.S.
A south Phoenix congressional district posted one of the nation’s largest decreases in people without health insurance since the start of the Affordable Care Act, according to a recently released analysis of Census Bureau data.
Official says Phoenix VA Health Care System has improved
Despite a new report raising serious questions about the quality of care within the Phoenix VA Health Care System, a top official in the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs said Wednesday that significant progress has been made.
Feds reject Ducey’s bid to limit Medicaid coverage, charge poorest Arizonans
Federal officials have rejected a bid by Arizona lawmakers and Gov. Doug Ducey to require Medicaid recipients to work and to limit their lifetime coverage to five years.
Feds ‘confident’ Arizonans will have health options, as insurers pull out
Federal officials “remain confident” that Arizona residents will have options when they look for health care under the Affordable Care Act next year, even as another insurer pulled out of the insurance marketplace in the state.
Efforts to block civil rights ruling endanger Arizonans’ health
All Arizonans have been impacted by a porous health safety net and too many in our community lack access to oral health services.
Aetna exit means Pinal County has no marketplace health plan
Pinal County won't have a company offering marketplace health insurance plans next year following the nation's third-largest health insurer's decision to exit public exchanges in all but four states.
As insurers leave Arizona, Obamacare consumers face higher costs this fall
Five insurance companies that had offered coverage in the Affordable Care Act marketplace have told Arizona regulators that they will opt out or scale back coverage when the next open season for Affordable Care Act coverage begins Nov. 1.
US OKs end to Arizona enrollment freeze in program for kids
Federal officials have approved Arizona's plan to allow additional low-income families in need of affordable health insurance to enroll their children for coverage for services in September.
Blue Cross, Health Net stop offering marketplace plans
Health insurance giants Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona and Health Net have announced they will stop offering federal marketplace plans in Maricopa and Pinal counties.
Children’s health insurance program to begin in September
Low-income Arizona families in need of affordable health insurance for their children can begin receiving coverage in September under a new plan offering relief for the working poor.
