Image Kelly, Sinema Deliver Over $25 Million for Arizona Small Businesses, Community Health Centers, Fire & Flood Prevention, Workforce Training, and More in Bipartisan Appropriations Legislation March 23, 2024 Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema announced $25,018,000 in federal investments they secured for Arizona priorities that include support for Arizona small businesses, wildfire and flood prevention, a stronger microchip manufacturing workforce, increased access to life-saving cancer treatment, increased access to rural health care, and more. Read more Image Arizona launches compelling naloxone campaign to combat opioid overdose crisis March 18, 2024 Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) launched a naloxone campaign aimed at combating Arizona’s opioid overdose crisis. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medication, also known by the trade name Narcan, can rapidly reverse opioid overdoses. Every day, five Arizonans die from an opioid overdose. Learn More Image Dr. Derksen quoted in article on Medicaid fraud crisis March 15, 2024 In the 10 months since Arizona officials announced an investigation into massive Medicaid billing fraud, they’ve maintained the abuse was mostly limited to a small share of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System: behavioral health providers that exploited the agency’s fee-for-service plans. But the agency acknowledged this week that fraud also spread into its managed care organizations, which oversee 90% of AHCCCS services—meaning the crisis ultimately affected the agency’s entire provider ecosystem, not just those highlighted as the epicenter of the scandal. Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting Image Arizona Department of Health Services has a new tool to address health disparities March 1, 2024 The Arizona Social Vulnerabilities Index (AZSVI) provides the Arizona public health workforce, health care providers, policy makers and public a tool to assess the factors impacting Arizona communities, with the aim of addressing disparities and fostering equity. Read more Image New Native American Health Alliance to Address Physician Shortages in Tribal Communities Feb. 29, 2024 Twenty-four urban and rural tribal organizations, medical schools, health plans, teaching hospitals, medical residencies, and physician advocates on Wednesday launched the American Indian Medical Education Strategies (AIMES) Alliance. Read more Image Rural health care a focus of Sinema's Chiricahua Community Health Centers visit Feb. 22, 2024 Senator Krysten Sinema toured Chiricahua Community Health Centers in Sierra Vista. Staff explained the goals and the difficulties involved rural health care. CEO Jonathan Melk told Sinema how the Chiricahua Community Health Center's role as a Federally Qualified Health Center for the area makes its work essential, and stressed that health care access for rural areas is needed. Read more Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 … Next › Next page Last » Last page
Image Kelly, Sinema Deliver Over $25 Million for Arizona Small Businesses, Community Health Centers, Fire & Flood Prevention, Workforce Training, and More in Bipartisan Appropriations Legislation March 23, 2024 Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema announced $25,018,000 in federal investments they secured for Arizona priorities that include support for Arizona small businesses, wildfire and flood prevention, a stronger microchip manufacturing workforce, increased access to life-saving cancer treatment, increased access to rural health care, and more. Read more
Image Arizona launches compelling naloxone campaign to combat opioid overdose crisis March 18, 2024 Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) launched a naloxone campaign aimed at combating Arizona’s opioid overdose crisis. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medication, also known by the trade name Narcan, can rapidly reverse opioid overdoses. Every day, five Arizonans die from an opioid overdose. Learn More
Image Dr. Derksen quoted in article on Medicaid fraud crisis March 15, 2024 In the 10 months since Arizona officials announced an investigation into massive Medicaid billing fraud, they’ve maintained the abuse was mostly limited to a small share of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System: behavioral health providers that exploited the agency’s fee-for-service plans. But the agency acknowledged this week that fraud also spread into its managed care organizations, which oversee 90% of AHCCCS services—meaning the crisis ultimately affected the agency’s entire provider ecosystem, not just those highlighted as the epicenter of the scandal. Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting
Image Arizona Department of Health Services has a new tool to address health disparities March 1, 2024 The Arizona Social Vulnerabilities Index (AZSVI) provides the Arizona public health workforce, health care providers, policy makers and public a tool to assess the factors impacting Arizona communities, with the aim of addressing disparities and fostering equity. Read more
Image New Native American Health Alliance to Address Physician Shortages in Tribal Communities Feb. 29, 2024 Twenty-four urban and rural tribal organizations, medical schools, health plans, teaching hospitals, medical residencies, and physician advocates on Wednesday launched the American Indian Medical Education Strategies (AIMES) Alliance. Read more
Image Rural health care a focus of Sinema's Chiricahua Community Health Centers visit Feb. 22, 2024 Senator Krysten Sinema toured Chiricahua Community Health Centers in Sierra Vista. Staff explained the goals and the difficulties involved rural health care. CEO Jonathan Melk told Sinema how the Chiricahua Community Health Center's role as a Federally Qualified Health Center for the area makes its work essential, and stressed that health care access for rural areas is needed. Read more
