Skip to search and filter Image Reverse Robin Hood: Medicaid cuts threaten rural Arizona hospitals to fund top 1% tax breaks Tuesday Substantial cuts to Medicaid or Medicare payments could force rural hospitals to close due to budget cuts from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Read more Image These Arizonans may be the most vulnerable to Medicaid cuts in Big Beautiful Bill July 9, 2025 The bill signed into law on July 4, will affect hundreds of thousands of Arizonans currently enrolled in Medicaid, particularly childless adults, due to newly-added work and documentation requirements. University of Arizona associate vice president Dr. Daniel Derksen, director of the Arizona Center for Rural Health expects cuts and predicts a cascade of problems, including hospital closures, personal bankruptcy and delayed care. "You can't get to $1 trillion in savings without throwing a lot of people off," he said. "You can't do it unless you eliminate coverage or reduce the federal Medicaid funding to states." Read more Image Where do most Arizonans get health insurance and how many stand to lose it? What to know July 3, 2025 Nearly one in every 10 Arizonans — about 750,000 people — is estimated to lack health insurance and the number may rise by hundreds of thousands depending on actions by Congress and President Donald Trump. Read more Image Medicaid Cut Concerns as Senate Passes Budget Bill July 2, 2025 Dr. Derksen spoke with Susan Campbell of Good Morning Arizona on the implications of the Senate Budget Bill Read more Image Medicaid cuts in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill could cripple some of Arizona’s rural hospitals July 1, 2025 Dr Derksen quoted in Cronkite News article on Medicaid cuts in Big Beautiful Bill could cripple some ofArizona's rural hospitals. Read more Native Americans Hurt by Federal Health Cuts, Despite RFK Jr.'s Promises of Protection June 24, 2025 Kennedy has repeatedly promised to prioritize Native Americans’ health care. But Native Americans and health officials across tribal nations say those overtures are overshadowed by the collateral harm from massive cuts to federal health programs. Read more Pagination … 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … Next › Next page Last » Last page
Image Reverse Robin Hood: Medicaid cuts threaten rural Arizona hospitals to fund top 1% tax breaks Tuesday Substantial cuts to Medicaid or Medicare payments could force rural hospitals to close due to budget cuts from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Read more
Image These Arizonans may be the most vulnerable to Medicaid cuts in Big Beautiful Bill July 9, 2025 The bill signed into law on July 4, will affect hundreds of thousands of Arizonans currently enrolled in Medicaid, particularly childless adults, due to newly-added work and documentation requirements. University of Arizona associate vice president Dr. Daniel Derksen, director of the Arizona Center for Rural Health expects cuts and predicts a cascade of problems, including hospital closures, personal bankruptcy and delayed care. "You can't get to $1 trillion in savings without throwing a lot of people off," he said. "You can't do it unless you eliminate coverage or reduce the federal Medicaid funding to states." Read more
Image Where do most Arizonans get health insurance and how many stand to lose it? What to know July 3, 2025 Nearly one in every 10 Arizonans — about 750,000 people — is estimated to lack health insurance and the number may rise by hundreds of thousands depending on actions by Congress and President Donald Trump. Read more
Image Medicaid Cut Concerns as Senate Passes Budget Bill July 2, 2025 Dr. Derksen spoke with Susan Campbell of Good Morning Arizona on the implications of the Senate Budget Bill Read more
Image Medicaid cuts in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill could cripple some of Arizona’s rural hospitals July 1, 2025 Dr Derksen quoted in Cronkite News article on Medicaid cuts in Big Beautiful Bill could cripple some ofArizona's rural hospitals. Read more
Native Americans Hurt by Federal Health Cuts, Despite RFK Jr.'s Promises of Protection June 24, 2025 Kennedy has repeatedly promised to prioritize Native Americans’ health care. But Native Americans and health officials across tribal nations say those overtures are overshadowed by the collateral harm from massive cuts to federal health programs. Read more
