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Revolutionizing health care: How business owners are saving their companies by disrupting the status quo
Obamacare is proving to be very effective. Just not for the reasons Obama hoped it would. There is a revolution taking place among businesses all over the country. Small businesses especially are serving as “laboratories” – experimenting and innovating with new technologies and new processes – and doing away with the rules of arcane institutions that have controlled the health care industr[...]
20% by 2020: It’s an ambitious goal, but together we can achieve greatness
For too long, our health care system has emphasized treating sickness rather than supporting wellness. The system has become a complex and difficult maze to maneuver and has resulted in countless missed opportunities to prevent disease.
Attorneys demand plan to comply with prison healthcare agreement
Attorneys representing the state’s prisoners are asking a federal judge to order the Arizona Department of Corrections to make a plan to comply with a 2015 agreement to provide adequate healthcare for prisoners.
Rep. Heather Carter, Kari Kling take lead in raising awareness on pediatric
Too many children suffering from neurological autoimmune disorders lack access to resources to correctly diagnose them, a state lawmaker says.
Arizona insurance rates increase under health care law
The U.S. Health and Human Services Department says the cost of its benchmark plan on HealthCare.gov will go up over twice the national average.
Dean says Obamacare may contribute to doctor shortage
A dean of the state’s medical school warned today that chaos surrounding the transition to the Affordable Care Act may drive young prospects away from medical school.
A Coming Storm: Arizona’s nursing shortage
Arizona’s health care system may experience some cloudy days as the state may soon face its greatest nursing shortage since the 1970s. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration, 16 states are not going to have an adequate supply of nurses by the year 2025.
Despite improvements in care for the mentally ill in Arizona, major challenges remain
More people die in Arizona each year by suicide than from motor vehicle accidents.
The state spends more than $8,500 per person per year to assist the seriously mentally ill — more than to educate children in the public school system.
As national debate looms, Arizona’s KidsCare freeze puts it in spotlight
Four years after Arizona froze enrollment in KidsCare, the state’s children’s health insurance program, the program is barely registering a pulse.
High-profile vetoes: Brewer makes her mark on this year’s legislative session
Hundreds of people rallied around the Capitol in February urging Gov. Jan Brewer to veto a controversial religious liberties bill, and the crowd broke out in elation when the governor announced she had broken out her veto stamp for the first time this year to knock down the bill.
Steady flow of Arizonans seeking health insurance
Organizations working to help Arizona residents enroll in health insurance plans on the new federal exchange said Tuesday a steady flow of people was signing up as the deadline loomed to get coverage that starts Jan. 1.
One question dominates congressional race in southern Arizona
At a Pima County Republican Party luncheon in Tucson, voters arrive to hear a speech from the latest GOP candidate to enter the race to serve Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District.
