Arizona-based healthcare firm, Redirect Health, is providing a cost-effective and efficient solution to healthcare for Canadian snowbirds and travelers visiting the U.S. as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to reach catastrophic heights....Arizona News
Tenet Healthcare Corporation announced it will complete the buyout of a portfolio of up to 45 ambulatory surgery centers from SurgCenter Development. These centers are spread across Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Ohio, New Hampshire, Texas and Wisconsin and will be operated by Tenet's United Surgical Partners...Arizona News
Members of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona treated by HonorHealth, a leading healthcare system serving 1.6 million people in the greater Phoenix area, will be able to take advantage of innovative OODAPay solution to better manage and pay healthcare costs.
OODA Health, a healthcare technology company focused on empowering patients...Arizona News
Headquartered in Arizona, Banner Health is one of the largest nonprofit health care systems in the country. For an eighth year, Modern Healthcare has named Banner Health President and CEO Peter Fine among the 100 most influential people in healthcare.
The program, which has continued for 19 years, acknowledges and honors individuals...Arizona News
Expected to open by the end of summer 2021 in Texas, Arizona and Florida.
The first new locations outside of Houston will open in the Phoenix area starting Dec. 14, 2020. The expansion is part of the large-scale rollout announced earlier this year to open 500 to 700 Village Medical at Walgreens clinics in more than 30 U.S. markets in...Arizona News
HonorHealth and FastMed's joint venture transaction is now complete, which will offer urgent care services for Arizona patients under co-branded name.
The HonorHealth FastMed Urgent Care clinics will jointly manage 30 existing Arizona urgent care clinics while providing high-quality, convenient and affordable healthcare options in the...Arizona News
With nearly 40 years of public service, Mary Rose Wilcox has been elected Chairman of the Maricopa County Special Health Care District Board of Directors.
As a member of the Maricopa County Board of Supervision, Wilcox served on the original Maricopa County Hospital and Health System Board from 1992 to 2003, when the current District...Arizona News
Unemployment insurance may have short-term health effects through at least three pathways, as benefit income can meet health-related social needs (food and housing), cover health care access expenses (insurance premiums, co-pays, transportation), and reduce stress - improving mental health.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 30...Arizona News
Real estate developer Alter and Banner Health announced plans for a $54 million, three-story, 80,000-square-foot comprehensive sports medicine center at the Riverwalk in Scottsdale, located along the Loop 101 at Indian Bend Road.
Scott Nordlund, Banner's chief strategy and growth officer, said,
This project is a great example of...Arizona News
At the start of the pandemic, 160 million people in America had insurance through their employers. The pandemic’s disruption to the economy resulted in a loss of coverage for an estimated 14.6 million workers and their dependents by June of this year.
Millions who still have employer benefits have lost wages and income, making...Arizona Comings & Goings
Equality Health, a comprehensive value-based care delivery system, is expanding its operations into Texas and partnering with health plans and primary care providers to enable improved cost and quality performance in value-based contracts.
In January, health plan partners in Arizona agreed to contracts that would allow Equality...Arizona News
Racial and ethnic health disparities are rooted in inherited inequality and prejudice, with racial and ethnic minorities experiencing inequity in medical treatment and poor health outcomes.
Populations of vulnerable people both in the United States and internationally are more likely to experience more severe effects and higher...News
According to a report released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), enrollment in private health insurance plans remained concentrated among a small number of issuers across the country, including in Arizona.
Several companies may be selling health insurance in a given market but most people usually enroll with one of a...Arizona News
Tucson Medical Center (TMC) and Rincon Neighborhood Hospital, a subsidiary of TMC HealthCare, will open a new hospital on the south side of Tucson in 2023.
The new 60-bed hospital at the TMC Rincon Health Campus will be located at the intersection of Drexel and Houghton roads in Southeast Tucson.
In 2017, TMC HealthCare launched...Arizona Bricks & Mortar
Valleywise Health has announced the opening of its newest, state-of‐the‐art Valleywise Community Health Center, located on 19th and Northern Avenues.
The new 26,000 square foot facility will replace the current location on Hatcher and all current patients will be transitioned to the new Northern Avenue location.
The community...Arizona Comings & Goings
Last month, staff and physicians at Abrazo Arrowhead Campus welcomed Stephen Garner as the hospital’s chief executive officer.
Garner, who previously served as the hospital’s chief operating officer, has rejoined Abrazo after two years. In his previous role as chief operating officer for Abrazo Arrowhead campus and Abrazo Arizona...Arizona Comings & Goings
AzPHA Organizational Member Mercy Care is currently conducting their 2020 Mercy Care Community Needs Assessment.
Mercy Care is a not-for-profit health plan serving AHCCCS members (ACC, DDD and long-term care). Mercy Care partners with more than 20 local non-profits, and intends to always support the community and their...Arizona Comings & Goings
Yavapai Regional Medical Center, a two-hospital system based in Prescott, AZ, and Dignity Health have completed their affiliation.
Yavapai Regional Medical Center will be part of Dignity Health’s Arizona division and will remain a not-for-profit, community hospital.
The partnership will scale best-in-class clinical services,...Arizona News
Sam's Club announced it is partnering with DoorDash to offer same-day pharmaceutical delivery across the country.
This first-of-its-kind pharmaceutical delivery experience from DoorDash covers more than 500 Sam's Club locations across 41 states in the U.S., and is powered exclusively through Drive, DoorDash's white-label fulfillment...National News
Aetna has agreed to pay $1 million to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It will also adopt a corrective action plan to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules.
June 2017: Aetna submitted a breach...
