Healthcare
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OPINION: Republicans lawmakers want to ‘Alabama’ our Arizona
Even now, legislators want to define conception as when life begins, which would not only impact people in need of abortion care, but could also take away the opportunity to raise a child from people whose only option is IVF.
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After expanding health care access for Arizonans, Harris has new plan to cut costs further
More than 40,000 Arizonans whose healthcare benefits were set to expire last year got to keep their coverage due to provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act.
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‘Gut punch after gut punch’: IVF patients speak out after Alabama ruling
IVF patients speak out after Alabama ruling regarding IVF embryos. Here’s what you need to know about the Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF ruling.
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Software tool used at Mayo Clinic Arizona takes on institutionalized racism in health care
TruLite Health partnered with Mayo Clinic Arizona to use a software that identifies and remedies racial disparities in health care.
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This OB-GYN was terrified for her patients who needed abortions. Then she became one.
Texas OB-GYN Austin Dennard reveals what a future under a Republican president would do to reproductive rights in America.
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Local group, US task force target disparity in Black breast cancer mortality rates
Black women are over 40% more likely to die from breast cancer than white women, a percentage that has largely stayed the same for a decade.
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Federal grants help low-income seniors with long-term care and assisted living costs
There’s good news for Arizonans who rely on health services delivered in their homes and communities: $356 million in federal funds to help law-income residents cover the cost of medical care. So far, grants have gone towards: Home health care and personal care services Rehabilitation Private duty nursing Mental health and substance abuse treatment School-based…
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To lower the cost of expensive drugs, Biden targets Big Pharma’s patents
Under a plan announced Thursday, the government would consider overriding the patent for high-priced drugs that have been developed with the help of taxpayer money and letting competitors make them in hopes of driving down the cost.
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Scholarship program fast-tracks nurses’ training to ease workforce shortages
Funding from the Biden administration’s landmark Rescue Plan stimulus package has fast-tracked nearly 900 students on their path to become registered nurses.
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OPINION: Ability360 calls for direct care workers during National Family Caregiver Month
National Family Caregiver Month shines a light on the 53 million Americans providing unpaid care for a loved one.
