Report: Obamacare repeal could hit state public health funding
Repealing the Affordable Care Act could cost Arizona more than $46 million in federal public health funds over five years, according to a report released on January 17 by a national health policy organization.
Ducey to Congress: Don’t rush Obamacare’s repeal
Saying he fears harm to Arizonans, Gov. Doug Ducey today urged Congress to not to rush repeal of the Affordable Care Act.
Repeal of Obamacare could affect hundreds of thousands in Arizona
Repeal of the Affordable Care Act will likely take a Grand Canyon sized bite out of the Arizona economy, budget, and health care coverage.
Why aren’t Arizona’s Millennials signing up for the Affordable Care Act?
Why aren’t Arizona’s Millennials signing up for the Affordable Care Act? That’s what the Obama administration is wondering now that the open enrollment is underway in Arizona and across the nation. My generation is the key to the Affordable Care Act’s success, and yet so far we’ve steered clear for three straight years.
Ducey says Obamacare needs to be replaced before it’s eliminated
Gov. Doug Ducey said Thursday he does not want the new president and Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act unless and until they come up with a replacement that protects Arizonans.
Arizona faces steepest Obamacare hike in U.S.; subsidies could curb pain
Arizona residents can expect to see the largest rate increases in the nation when open enrollment for Obamacare begins next week, but advocates say those increases should be offset by similarly large increases in tax credits for consumers.
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.
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[...]
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.
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.
Congress must repeal unfair Health Insurance Tax
Across Arizona, more than 900,000 workers rely on small and mid-sized businesses for their paychecks. My company is one of these employers, and we’re striving to ensure our 110 employees will continue to have jobs and enjoy wages and benefits adequate to support a family. Unfortunately, achieving this objective is getting harder every day. One of the biggest challenges is the Health Insurance Ta[...]