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The Arizona Center for Rural Health (AzCRH) core mission is to improve the health and wellness of Arizona’s rural and underserved populations.

AzCRH serves rural Arizona by:

Providing education, technical assistance, data and analysis to rural hospitals and providers to help them adapt to a rapidly changing rural health environment and address rural health needs

Training, recruiting and retaining health professionals for rural practice

Collecting, synthesizing and disseminating data to inform providers, policymakers and consumers about legislation, regulation, and grant opportunities to improve rural health.

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Phoenix Children’s Hospital no longer in-network with major insurance provider

Nov. 1, 2024

The health insurance contract between BlueCross BlueShield of Arizona and Phoenix Children’s Hospital has expired. Without a renewal agreement, in-network insurance coverage for patients insured by AZ Blue will end. Daniel Derksen, MD, is quoted.

On-call maternity care in rural Arizona boosted by AHCCCS funding

Oct. 30, 2024

The state’s Medicaid agency, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), gave $2.5 million to four rural health centers to fund on-call maternity care services in August 2024. Senate Bill 1720 funded the initiative, allocating a total of $7.5 million over the course of three years to on-call OB-GYN providers in rural and other communities where the services are not available.

Is future of ACA, health insurance coverage at stake in presidential election?

Oct. 25, 2024

With the future of the Affordable Care Act at stake in this year’s presidential election, health care navigators are bracing for the outcome and what it may mean for the communities they help. Navigators said that as funding moves up and down, so does the number of people in their communities who are able to access life-saving treatment. Daniel Derksen, MD, is quoted.

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