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...Arizona News
As Arizona is caught in the midst of a multi-front surge of not only COVID-19 but also influenza, with rates of COVID infections in nursing homes continuing to rise, Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ) reintroduced legislation in Congress to curb federal oversight of the nation's pandemic response. Meanwhile, the Arizona Department of...Arizona News
As the Arizona State Legislature proceeds with weighing and passing bills related to healthcare and the medical industry in Arizona, a number of healthcare advocacy and stakeholder groups provide researched assessments of bills as they pertain to their fields. The following organizations publish updates on their legislative agendas, and...Arizona News
The Arizona State Legislature has moved forward with a number of bills that aim to curb abortion and crack down on transgender children's participation in team sports. Additionally, bills that would enhance the scope of eligibility for enrollment in the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System have also advanced.
Senator Nancy...National News
The U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking steps to improve access to and quality of maternal healthcare nationwide, including supporting the delivery of equitable care for both pregnancy and postpartum care. The Children's Action Alliance in Arizona wants...Arizona News
Arizona children without health insurance is now at the third highest percentage in the nation after increasing more than 10% between 2016 and 2018, according to a report from Georgetown University. Researchers found 8.4% of Arizona kids lacked coverage, placing the state behind Texas and Alaska. In an interview with Tucson.com, Zaida...Arizona News
The independent advocacy organization for Arizona children reviews key pieces of legislation it supported or opposed in the most recent session of the Arizona Legislature.
The organization believes legislators should be held accountable and measured on their performance. Its report card tracked Arizona lawmakers' votes on five bills...Arizona News
Should the federal funding drop below 100 percent, the state would have to freeze enrollment.
State lawmakers froze enrollment for KidsCare in 2010 to cut state spending. Dana Wolfe Naimark, president and CEO of the Children’s Action Alliance is quoted by KTAR:
When enrollment was frozen before, we know that many families went...
