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Policymakers must protect Arizonans from sudden treatment changes
Here in Arizona, Sen. Janae Shamp, R-Surprise, has introduced legislation to protect patients from non-medical switching. This bill, SB1164, will prevent health insurers and PBMs from forcing a patient to move to a different medication for non-medical reasons.
Arizona must prioritize reform of federal safety net program
Arizona's most vulnerable residents deserve better than to be marginalized in the wake of corporate profiteering. The 340B program does not have the regulatory oversight to ensure hospitals, clinics, and for-profit PBM-owned pharmacies pass savings from discounted drugs purchased through 340B directly to Arizona patients.
Judge mulls third contempt case against Arizona for failing to improve prison health care
A judge presiding over a nearly 12-year-old lawsuit challenging the quality of health care in Arizona's prisons is considering whether to launch a third contempt-of-court proceeding against the state for failing to improve prisoner care.
10,000 more kids to qualify for health care insurance
Nearly 10,000 Arizona children of the working poor will soon be eligible for subsidized health care.
Proposed health care policies could overregulate free market
We look forward to a successful 2024 legislative session and encourage legislators from both parties to find solutions that benefit all Arizonans and help our economy grow rather than taking sides and crippling a competitive, robust marketplace.
Legislature should evaluate influence of PBMs
As healthcare professionals, our focus should be on dismantling unnecessary barriers between patients and their prescribed treatments. I implore the Arizona Legislature to critically evaluate the influence of PBMs, with the ultimate goal of prioritizing the well-being of patients over the profit-driven motives of intermediaries.
Medicare is stronger than ever but cost-saving measures are at risk
This year, the Medicare enrollment period opened on Oct. 15, which means millions of seniors have begun selecting their coverage for 2024. As they enroll, it’s vital that seniors in Arizona know they will see lower healthcare and prescription drug costs thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, which was signed into law last year.
Northern Arizona University plans new medical school amid statewide doctor shortage
Northern Arizona University plans to build a new medical school as part of a greater effort to address an ongoing shortage of health care workers in the state, the Arizona Board of Regents announced Friday.
‘Tentative’ settlement in wrongful death lawsuit over man’s death in prison reached
Current and former Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry heads and prison health care provider Centurion reached a “tentative” settlement in a wrongful death suit involving claims of inadequate mental health care.
Arizona added 2,374 clean-energy jobs in 2022, near pre-pandemic levels
Arizona added more than 2,300 clean-energy industry jobs last year, falling just shy of the state’s pre-pandemic employment levels but matching the nation for job growth in the sector, a new report said.
Limit insurer profits to improve health care
Where is all our health care spending going if we’re not getting the best health care outcomes, despite spending the most on health care of any nation on Earth? A sizable chunk is going into the coffers of America’s private health insurers.
Thousands helped, thousands more may still be in need after Medicaid scams
A state hotline has helped thousands of victims in the two months since state officials uncovered a string of fraudulent Medicaid-funded addiction care facilities in Arizona, but the exact scale of the problem is still unknown.
