9 States Poised to End Coverage for Millions if Trump Cuts Medicaid Funding Today Future of ACA in question, Arizona is one of nine states with trigger laws to end Medicaid expansion, Dr. Derksen is quoted. Read more Image Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Support Critical Access Hospitals Nov. 20, 2024 Bipartisan group of Senators introduced the Rural Hospital Flexibility Act, which would permanently reauthorize and modernize the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program. This program provides states with funding to support rural hospitals through training, technical support, and equipment for improving health care for patients, including emergency medical care. Read more Image Marc Verhougstraete starts prestigious fellowship in D.C. Nov. 13, 2024 Marc Verhougstraete, PhD, an associate professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Arizona’s Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, is participating in the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Science & Technology Policy Fellowships this academic year. Read more Image CMS Announces New Policies to Reduce Maternal Mortality, Increase Access to Care, and Advance Health Equity Nov. 1, 2024 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new baseline health and safety requirements for hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) providing obstetrical (OB) services to make pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care safer. Read more Image Phoenix Children’s Hospital no longer in-network with major insurance provider Nov. 1, 2024 The health insurance contract between BlueCross BlueShield of Arizona and Phoenix Children’s Hospital has expired. Without a renewal agreement, in-network insurance coverage for patients insured by AZ Blue will end. Daniel Derksen, MD, is quoted. Read more Image On-call maternity care in rural Arizona boosted by AHCCCS funding Oct. 30, 2024 The state’s Medicaid agency, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), gave $2.5 million to four rural health centers to fund on-call maternity care services in August 2024. Senate Bill 1720 funded the initiative, allocating a total of $7.5 million over the course of three years to on-call OB-GYN providers in rural and other communities where the services are not available. Read more Image Pagination … 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … Next › Next page Last » Last page
9 States Poised to End Coverage for Millions if Trump Cuts Medicaid Funding Today Future of ACA in question, Arizona is one of nine states with trigger laws to end Medicaid expansion, Dr. Derksen is quoted. Read more Image
Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Support Critical Access Hospitals Nov. 20, 2024 Bipartisan group of Senators introduced the Rural Hospital Flexibility Act, which would permanently reauthorize and modernize the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program. This program provides states with funding to support rural hospitals through training, technical support, and equipment for improving health care for patients, including emergency medical care. Read more Image
Marc Verhougstraete starts prestigious fellowship in D.C. Nov. 13, 2024 Marc Verhougstraete, PhD, an associate professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Arizona’s Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, is participating in the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Science & Technology Policy Fellowships this academic year. Read more Image
CMS Announces New Policies to Reduce Maternal Mortality, Increase Access to Care, and Advance Health Equity Nov. 1, 2024 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new baseline health and safety requirements for hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) providing obstetrical (OB) services to make pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care safer. Read more Image
Phoenix Children’s Hospital no longer in-network with major insurance provider Nov. 1, 2024 The health insurance contract between BlueCross BlueShield of Arizona and Phoenix Children’s Hospital has expired. Without a renewal agreement, in-network insurance coverage for patients insured by AZ Blue will end. Daniel Derksen, MD, is quoted. Read more Image
On-call maternity care in rural Arizona boosted by AHCCCS funding Oct. 30, 2024 The state’s Medicaid agency, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), gave $2.5 million to four rural health centers to fund on-call maternity care services in August 2024. Senate Bill 1720 funded the initiative, allocating a total of $7.5 million over the course of three years to on-call OB-GYN providers in rural and other communities where the services are not available. Read more Image
