The Arizona Public Health Association mentioned in it's weekly legislative update that this week will be light on votes for both the House and the Senate due to a national Conservative PAC (CPAC) conference which a number of legislators will be attending.
But that didn't stop the Senate Health and Human Services Committee from...Arizona News
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona has recognized frontline heroes who have gone above and beyond to help others during the COVID-19 pandemic.
BCBSAZ recently selected 30 Arizonan frontline heroes from six different categories:
hospital healthcare workers
non-hospital healthcare workers
first responders
educators
...Arizona Comings & Goings
Modern Healthcare, one of the country’s leading publications on healthcare news, has released their Top 25 Women Leaders in Healthcare list for 2021, in which Dr. Marjorie Bessel, chief clinical officer for Banner Health, was named.
The prestigious award program recognizes women in leadership, highlighting their administrative and...Arizona News
This week, local lawmakers are far more preoccupied with abortion and transgender related issues than they are with COVID-19 protections and relief for Arizonans.
None of the bills sent to Governor Doug Ducey for his signature had anything to do with support for the public during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Arizona Capitol Times...Arizona News
At a time when nearly one in three Americans report experiencing increased difficulties with their mental health due to the economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, states are cutting mental health support institutions due to budgetary issues.
Modern Healthcare reports that although this year doesn't look too bad due to the...Arizona News
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona is awarding up to $500,000 in grants to assist organizations fighting the opioid epidemic and substance use disorder by increasing access to life-saving services.
Arizona nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, and government entities that are seeking resources to further their work related...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
In 2018 and 2019, CMS paved the way for supplemental benefits in MA plans by granting more flexibility for insurers. They have taken advantage.
A recent analysis from Milliman found that the number of Medicare Advantage plans across the country that offered at least one supplemental benefit increased by 64% from 2020 to 2021....Arizona News
Arizona might not be experiencing the national so-called “second wave” of the COVID-19 pandemic, but hospitals are certainly bracing themselves for the possibility that cases could rise again. Many hospitals nationwide are struggling to grapple with the effects of the second wave, as funding and financial relief from Washington also...
