The Arizona Legislature convened its 56th First Regular Session on January 9, and a slew of bills were introduced that could have lasting impacts across the Arizona healthcare landscape. Throughout the legislative session, the Hertel Report will monitor the progress of bills identified by stakeholders, advocacy organizations, other...
Following last week's Pima County Superior Court decision that reinstated a 1864 outright ban on abortion in Arizona, supporters of abortion rights sued in Maricopa Superior Court to overturn the decision.
The new lawsuit, filed by a Phoenix abortion provider and the Arizona Medical Association (ArMA), is asking for an order that says...
Pima County Superior Court Judge Kellie Johnson has ruled that Arizona may now enforce a 150-yer-old abortion ban in the state following the overturn of Roe v. Wade of 1973 by the U.S. Supreme Court last June.
The ruling means that clinics will be required to end all abortion procedures, effective immediately, although according to...
On Monday, Governor Doug Ducey signed Senate Bill 1377, which provides protections for businesses, including long-term care providers, against civil lawsuits regarding the spread of COVID-19. Dave Voepel, CEO of the Arizona Health Care Association, spoke to McKnight's Long Term Care about the new law:
Without this legislation, frivolous...Arizona News
The bills are all favorites of the Arizona Medical Association: HB2532, which mandates a two-page form for PA starting next year, was passed by the House. HB2529 expands current physician protections from retaliatory actions and received unanimous support from the House. SB1243, a mirror bill to House legislation that establishes an...Arizona News
Federal and state governments have geared themselves toward fighting a nationwide opioid epidemic that, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, is responsible for 115 deaths daily. In Arizona, Gov. Doug Ducey declared opioid related overdoses a public health emergency in 2017—taking an aggressive position on the...Arizona Comings & Goings
Arizona Medical Association (ArMA) Board of Directors is pleased to announce Libby McDannell as the association’s next executive vice president, effective November 27th. Ms. McDannell will replace Chic Older, who will retire in December. Older has been the Executive Vice President of ArMA for 30 years and has been with the...Arizona Comings & Goings
Chic Older will retire from his role as executive vice president of the Arizona Medical Association (ArMA). A tireless physician advocate, Older began his work with ArMA in the early 1980s and served the organization as director for nearly three decades. Older's replacement is Libby McDannell, the former executive vice...
