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Dr. Derksen interviewed for article on ACA subsidies. Fewer Arizonans may enroll in Affordable Care Act plans for 2026 due to the potential expiration of enhanced federal subsidies.

Dr. Dan Derksen is professor in the University of Arizona's College of Public Health. He shared his expertise on Affordable Care Act (ACA) enrollments and rising costs.

Governor Katie Hobbs announced that Arizona has submitted the state’s application for the federal government’s Rural Health Transformation Program alongside a bipartisan letter of support for the Governor’s plan. The program was designed to support health care access in rural communities through investments in health care workforce and technology.

Rural hospitals and clinics nationwide face a looming financial catastrophe, with President Donald Trump’s massive tax-and-spending law expected to slash federal Medicaid spending on health care in rural areas by $137 billion over 10 years. Congressional Republicans added the one-time, five-year Rural Health Transformation Program as a last-minute sweetener to win the support of conservative holdouts who worried about the bill’s financial fallout for rural hospitals.

Dr. Derksen is quoted in Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting article on how upcoming changes to Medicaid will impact community health centers.