As experts predict a future wave of infections in the coming months, the Arizona Department of Health Services reported 6,1119 new COVID-19 cases and 82 deaths for the week ending September 10.
Most new infections and reinfections can be traced to the two subvariants of the virus BA.4 and the dominant BA.5, which can evade antibodies...
On Monday, the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a Surgeon General's Advisory on the healthcare worker shortage plaguing our nation's medical infrastructure. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the staffing crunch in hospitals, long-term care facilities and health systems leading to dire, unprecedented shortages across the U.S....
Although day-to-day life in the U.S. has largely moved on from COVID-19, the Biden administration is continuing to pursue coordinated efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and urge Congress to increase funding for antiviral treatments and preparation for future surges.
In Arizona, there were 2,350 new cases of COVID-19 and 99 new...
Valley fever, a disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of the fungus Coccidioides, is a uniquely Arizona problem. On average, the state accounts for two-thirds of the 20,000 annual infections int he United States. Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly proposed a new bill in the U.S. Senate that would allocate $500 million for...Arizona News
Alignment Healthcare, a Medicare Advantage company, announced the expansion of its award-winning health plans into Arizona in 2022 - which will reach 1 million Medicare-eligible seniors.
The expansion will extend the company’s senior-first model to Arizona’s significant senior population.
Rajesh Shrestha, president, new markets...Arizona Comings & Goings
A new $10 million partnership will put medical students and other care providers under one roof to serve people of color and other underprivileged communities in Maricopa County.
Officials of the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Phoenix and Creighton University announced the collaboration...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 News
According to data tracking by the Arizona Department of Health Services and Maricopa County Department of Public Health, the vast majority of patients testing positive for the coronavirus are under the age of 65, with an equal number of hospitalized patients under the age of 65 as over. As of April 1st, 79 people are hospitalized with...Arizona News
Indiana-based NeuroPsychiatric Hospital (NPH) announced the opening of a Phoenix location for the spring of 2020. The hospital company serves patients with medical as well as neurological disorders such as autism or diabetes.
NPH joins psychiatry and internal medicine in one place and specializes in treating patients who...Arizona News
The family of an incapacitated woman, who gave birth in December 2018 under the care of Hacienda Healthcare facility, is suing the state of Arizona and her two former doctors for negligence.
Filed on Dec. 24 in Maricopa County Superior Court, the suit lists the 30-year-old woman along with her parents as plaintiffs. No dollar...Arizona News
In a recent study, the American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) investigated the rate of utilization and spending under Banner Health's Medicare and commercial insurance contracts in Maricopa County.
The amount of financial risk assumed by the delivery system under the contracts varied and study authors found that within Medicare,...
Three cases of vaping-related respiratory illnesses were confirmed in Maricopa County last week by the state's health department; the outbreaks are among a national epidemic totaling 530 cases. There are another three suspected cases in Arizona, one in Tucson.
A surge in respiratory infections across the country has doctors scratching...
Two Arizona hospitals, Florence Hospital at Anthem and Gilbert Hospital, went bankrupt and closed last summer, leaving over 300 former patients without access to their medical records. On Wednesday, Gov. Doug Ducey and a Maricopa County judge intervened, filing an order for temporary reactivation of the hospitals' electronic health...Arizona News
Maricopa isn't the only county seeing more choice in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges this year; Pima County residents have their choice from three health plans, an abundance compared to last year's singular choice, Ambetter from Health Net.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ) along with Bright Health will be joining...Arizona News
As part of a million dollar translational research grant, over the next two years select Arizona State University faculty will spend time researching ways to improve quality and services as well as reduce costs for Maricopa County populations. The partnership will be led by College of Health Solutions researcher William...
