Lauren De Young

ASU student studying journalism and mass communication

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Arizona News

ADHS Report: Arizona Child Deaths Up Almost 5% in 2021

The agency reported "drastic increases" in deaths associated with abuse and drowning. Overall, homicide, suicide, and motor vehicle crashes were the only causes of death with significant decreases (9%, 9%, and 21% respectively). In 2021, 863 children died in Arizona, an increase from 838 deaths in 2020. The Arizona Child Fatality...
National News

CMS Announces Plan to Address Health Equity Data Collection

When the largest payer defines health equity, people listen, but convincing clinical and policy leaders to develop strategies and make changes requires data, lots of it. The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) plan focuses on addressing inadequate sociodemographic and social determinants of health (SDOH) data because...
CMS Rules

Home Health Agencies Receive $125 Million Pay Boost

Although budget cuts are still coming,  home health agencies will receive a 0.7% pay increase, equaling $125 million, rather than the proposed $810 million budget cut, under the finalized rule for the Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), this increase...
News

KFF Report: 2022 Employer Health Benefits Survey

Even amid increases in inflation and wages, premiums and employee contributions for healthcare coverage remained flat year-over-year. The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) analysis found that employer-sponsored healthcare covers an estimated 159 million non-elderly people.  Employee benefit plan copayments averaged $27 for...
Arizona News

Arizona Abortion Updates

With the whiplash of legislation surrounding abortions, those seeking abortions, as well as the clinics offering them and students training to assist in them, are having to make life-altering decisions within a complex legal environment. Currently, the Arizona abortion ban is on hold, legalizing most abortions for now. However,...
CMS approves AHCCCS 1115 Waiver, Funds Two Pilot Programs Arizona News

CMS approves AHCCCS 1115 Waiver, Funds Two Pilot Programs

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved Arizona’s 1115 Waiver renewal, which focuses on funding for the Targeted Investments (TI 2.0) program and Housing and Health Opportunities (H2O) program. The federal government didn't approve Arizona's Medicaid work requirement known as the AHCCCS Works community...
FDA Approves Pricey Drug for ALS Despite Concerns Over Effectiveness National News

FDA Approves Pricey Drug for ALS Despite Concerns Over Effectiveness

The FDA panel originally rejected approval of the drug due to insufficient data in March. In a rare move, the panel reversed its decision in a 7 to 2 vote after Amylyx provided more data, estimating Relyvrio could extend life expectancy by nearly 10 months compared with placebo. The FDA approved Relyvrio for the treatment of ALS on...
Arizona News

AzPHA’s Special Report: Women’s Reproductive Rights in Arizona

Arizona has a rocky history with women’s reproductive freedoms. In a special Arizona Public Health Association report, readers get a history lesson. Since territorial days women’s reproductive rights have been restricted in the state. Recently, the lift of a 1973 court injunction means women in Arizona are facing a near total...
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