Equality Health, a Phoenix-based healthcare delivery system designed to improve access to value-based care, is now working with Devoted Health - one of the fastest-growing Medicare Advantage plans in America with around 1,100 members in Maricopa...Arizona News
Alignment Healthcare, a Medicare Advantage company, announced the expansion of its award-winning health plans into Arizona in 2022 - which will reach 1 million Medicare-eligible seniors.
The expansion will extend the company’s senior-first model to Arizona’s significant senior population.
Rajesh Shrestha, president, new markets...
Arizona came in tenth place in a national study by The Senior List for best states for nursing professionals in 2021; Arizona is expected to see up to 50% growth in nursing professions over the next decade.
The study compared salary, wage, employment and housing data for each state to determine which ones are most favorable for...
According to the Harvard Business Review, the fastest-growing states - including Texas, Florida, and Georgia, consistently rank last when it comes to health and health care.
The reasons for this include:
States have large numbers of uninsured adults
High levels of premature death from treatable conditions
Less investment...Arizona News
Effective on June 1, CBIZ, a leading provider of financial, insurance and advisory services, announced it acquired Schramm Health Partners (Optumas) in Arizona.
Optumas specializes in providing actuarial services to state government healthcare agencies to help with the administration of Medicaid programs. Founded 15 years ago,...Arizona News
Jewish Family & Children’s Service announced the opening of the JFCS West Valley Healthcare Center, located at 1840 N. 95th Avenue, Suite 160 in Phoenix.
There is a great need to provide integrated healthcare to underserved communities across the Valley, and JFCS has completed its plan to open four integrated healthcare centers...National News
Last week the Department of Justice announced criminal charges against 14 defendants in seven federal districts across the country for allegedly participating in various healthcare fraud schemes that exploited the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in over $143 million in false billings before being blocked.
As well a the DOJ, the...Arizona News
In May, 35 hospitals and healthcare organizations reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights that nearly 2.7 million people were affected by data breaches.
The medical industry is a huge target for ransomware scams and hacking. Massive amounts of patient health information create an...
The Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association (AzHHA) announced that 33 hospitals have joined in a statewide collaborative to protect moms before, during and after labor and delivery. The goal of the collaborative is to reduce severe maternal morbidity related to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy by 20% within 18 months. The Alliance...
The collaboration between Benson Hospital Partners and Concert Health gives patients in Southeastern Arizona access to high-quality behavioral health support through primary care.
Benson Hospital, a critical access hospital that operates rural health clinics in Southern Arizona, announced a partnership with Concert Health, a...Arizona News
On June 1, Northern Cochise Community Hospital joined TMC HealthCare, which will bring additional medical resources and stability to southeastern Arizona.
Steve Metts, chairman of the Northern Cochise Community Hospital Board of Directors, said,
Living in a rural area, access to health care can often be a challenge. Northern Cochise...Arizona News
For its 2021 bond sale, Valleywise Health has received some of the highest ratings awarded by Moody’s Investment Services and Fitch, two national credit rating agencies.
Moody’s assigned an “Aa3” rating and Fitch an “AA-“ rating to the healthcare district’s general obligation bonds that were approved by Maricopa County...Arizona News
HonorHealth has announced the opening of the Bob Bové Neuroscience Institute, the newest comprehensive neuroscience center at HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center.
The $44 million institute features five stories and 120,000 square-feet of space - which includes a bio skills lab, a conference center, a 32-chair infusion suite,...National Reports & Surveys
The systems embedded into society that create racial inequities have a profound impact on minority health and health disparities. The interconnected systems perpetuating racism and other forms of discrimination must be addressed in order to reduce and end health disparities, according to the Ethnicity & Disease...Arizona News
Abrazo Health officials were pleased at the announcement of plans to build Phoenix Children's Hospital – Arrowhead Campus adjacent to Abrazo's Arrowhead hospital.
The plan to build Phoenix Children's Hospital – Arrowhead Campus goes well with Abrazo Arrowhead Campus' commitment to expanding healthcare capabilities for the...Health Related Groups
At the beginning of May, Gov. Doug Ducey vetoed a bill that would have allowed the Arizona board that oversees licenses for nursing home and assisted living administrators to operate for eight more years. Instead, Ducey wants the Legislature to transfer the board’s responsibility to the Arizona State Health Department.
A recent...Arizona News
On June 7 at 5 p.m., AHCCCS is hosting an online community forum to solicit feedback from stakeholders about the American Rescue Plan Act home and community based services expenditure enhancement.
AHCCCS will use the feedback to submit a spending plan to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services by June 12 this year.
Section...Arizona Bricks & Mortar
Banner Ironwood has opened a pediatric unit as Banner Children's expands in Queen Creek.
The new six-bed Banner Children’s inpatient unit will help meet the pediatric health care needs of Queen Creek and the surrounding area, which continue to grow and attract families. The new pediatric unit will provide fully integrated care for...Arizona News
Starting July 1, 2021, Cigna Administered by Oscar will offer small businesses access to member-first health insurance products across 15 Arizona counties.
Cigna and Oscar rolled out this product in 2020 primarily for benefiting small businesses across the United States. Since its launch, the product has strived to offer affordable...
The GAO recently conducted a study which found that most nursing homes had multiple COVID-19 outbreaks and weeks of sustained transmission from May 2020 through January 2021.
The GAO analysis of data from the CDC showed that from May 2020 through January 2021, nursing homes commonly experienced multiple COVID-19 outbreaks. According...
