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Arizona on course to relive health care ordeal if Congress cuts Medicaid
Arizona already knows what will happen if its Medicaid program falters. In 2011, the state froze enrollment for childless adults in its Medicaid system, leading to more than 160,000 left without coverage in a relatively short amount of time.
Will Humble: In the thick of Arizona’s battle over marijuana
Will Humble, the former director of the Arizona Department of Health Services, is perhaps best known as the guy who got Arizona’s medical marijuana program off the ground.
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.
Judge rejects pro-marijuana group’s effort to loosen limits for users with PTSD
A judge has rejected efforts by a marijuana advocacy group to quash limits set by the Department of Health Services on how and when patients with post-traumatic stress disorder can legally use the drug.
Gov. Ducey names new Department of Health Services director
Gov. Doug Ducey has named a new director to lead the state's Department of Health Services.
State health Services director to join University of Arizona
The state's longtime director of the Department of Health Services will soon join the University of Arizona.
Health Services chief Humble quits
Department of Health Services Director Will Humble announced Friday that he will leave office March 3 and that he's notified Gov. Doug Ducey of his plan.
State reviewing records laws under marriage change
The Arizona Department of Health Services is reviewing the state's vital records law now that same-sex marriage is legal under a federal court ruling.
Medical pot rule change would make it tougher to add new ailments
Arizona’s chief health officer is proposing to make it more difficult to add new conditions to the list for which doctors can recommend the drug.
Facing loss of home, gay man wants to be declared widower after death of husband
A man legally married in California whose husband died last week in Tucson wants a federal judge to issue an emergency order requiring Arizona to list him on the death certificate as the spouse.
Health director: Arizonans may soon use medical marijuana legally for PTSD
Thousands of Arizona veterans and others suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder will soon be able to obtain marijuana legally.
Regulation of medical pot edibles being evaluated by Health Dept
The state’s top health official is weighing new regulations to ensure that users of medical marijuana snacks and drinks know when to stop.
