Skip to search and filter Image Arizona’s public health feels the weight of federal orders March 10, 2025 Dr. Derksen quoted in article on possible funding cuts to federal programs. Derksen said he is very anxious about the Affordable Care Act expiring in December and the talks of the potential cuts to the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP), a formula that decides how much the federal government reimburses each state for Medicaid expenditures relative to the average per capita income. Read more Image The University of Arizona College of Nursing Nurse Midwife Program and the Center for Rural Health Team Up to Improve Maternal Health with Labor and Delivery Skills in Rural Arizona Feb. 27, 2025 A Training program was developed through a collaboration between the Arizona Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (AzFLEX) at the Arizona Center for Rural Health (AzCRH) and the Nurse Midwife Program at the College of Nursing at the University of Arizona. In order to improve maternal healthcare skills in rural Arizona, the training builds skills for providers who practice in maternal health deserts and high need areas where distances to labor and delivery services can be many miles away. Read more Image Primary Care Physician Workforce Development Summit Addressed Current Challenges Feb. 7, 2025 Dr. Derksen spoke at Primary Care Physician Workforce Development Summit at the U of A College of Medicine - Phoenix, quoted in article. Read more Image Arizona invests in program to help reduce the critical shortage of primary physicians Jan. 13, 2025 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $3.9 million grant to the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. This funding will enhance primary care and rural health training opportunities, focusing on underserved communities across the state. Read more Image Are you covered by Medicaid? Here's what to know about possible coming cuts Dec. 23, 2024 Changes to Medicaid are expected under a second Trump administration and a potential target for spending cuts is the Medicaid expansion that was allowed through the federal Affordable Care Act, according to a Nov. 27 analysis by KFF, an independent health policy research and information organization. Dr. Derksen quoted. Read more Image Lack of oversight, coordination hinder efforts to reform Arizona’s rise in maternal mortality Dec. 20, 2024 Analyses by the Maternal Mortality Review committee have found that almost 90% of deaths associated with pregnancy in Arizona are preventable, and largely result from systemic issues such as a lack of access to perinatal care or social disparities, like unreliable housing or transportation. About 71 pregnant or postpartum women die in the state each year on average, with Black and Indigenous women overrepresented and rural deaths increasing. Read more Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … Next › Next page Last » Last page
Image Arizona’s public health feels the weight of federal orders March 10, 2025 Dr. Derksen quoted in article on possible funding cuts to federal programs. Derksen said he is very anxious about the Affordable Care Act expiring in December and the talks of the potential cuts to the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP), a formula that decides how much the federal government reimburses each state for Medicaid expenditures relative to the average per capita income. Read more
Image The University of Arizona College of Nursing Nurse Midwife Program and the Center for Rural Health Team Up to Improve Maternal Health with Labor and Delivery Skills in Rural Arizona Feb. 27, 2025 A Training program was developed through a collaboration between the Arizona Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (AzFLEX) at the Arizona Center for Rural Health (AzCRH) and the Nurse Midwife Program at the College of Nursing at the University of Arizona. In order to improve maternal healthcare skills in rural Arizona, the training builds skills for providers who practice in maternal health deserts and high need areas where distances to labor and delivery services can be many miles away. Read more
Image Primary Care Physician Workforce Development Summit Addressed Current Challenges Feb. 7, 2025 Dr. Derksen spoke at Primary Care Physician Workforce Development Summit at the U of A College of Medicine - Phoenix, quoted in article. Read more
Image Arizona invests in program to help reduce the critical shortage of primary physicians Jan. 13, 2025 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $3.9 million grant to the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. This funding will enhance primary care and rural health training opportunities, focusing on underserved communities across the state. Read more
Image Are you covered by Medicaid? Here's what to know about possible coming cuts Dec. 23, 2024 Changes to Medicaid are expected under a second Trump administration and a potential target for spending cuts is the Medicaid expansion that was allowed through the federal Affordable Care Act, according to a Nov. 27 analysis by KFF, an independent health policy research and information organization. Dr. Derksen quoted. Read more
Image Lack of oversight, coordination hinder efforts to reform Arizona’s rise in maternal mortality Dec. 20, 2024 Analyses by the Maternal Mortality Review committee have found that almost 90% of deaths associated with pregnancy in Arizona are preventable, and largely result from systemic issues such as a lack of access to perinatal care or social disparities, like unreliable housing or transportation. About 71 pregnant or postpartum women die in the state each year on average, with Black and Indigenous women overrepresented and rural deaths increasing. Read more
