Healthcare
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Insulin prices were cut for 63,000 Arizona seniors through Harris-backed initiative, and she has plans to do more if elected
Legislation to cap the price of insulin prescribed through private insurance and Medicare at $35 a month for Americans of all ages was blocked by Senate Republicans last year.
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Arizona Seniors to See Lower Drug Costs as Medicare Price Negotiations Advance
The provision, signed into law by President Biden, will significantly lower out-of pocket drug costs for many of the over 1.1 million Arizona seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D coverage.
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Experts: Slight 2022 Arizona Health Insurance Gains Likely to Vanish in 2023
The percentage of Arizonans with health insurance rose from 89.3% in 2021 to 89.7% in 2022. The state still lags slightly behind the nation, where coverage rose 0.7% from 91.3% of Americans insured to 92%.
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How You Can Help Get Abortion Rights on the Ballot
While abortion rights activists work to make the health service a constitutionally protected right, Arizona’s Supreme Court is reconsidering a pre-statehood ban.
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Updated COVID-19 Vaccine OK’d, Experts Urge People to Roll Up Their Sleeves
The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 2,476 new cases of COVID-19 in the week ending Sept. 6, almost twice the number of infections as were reported in early July.
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White House Plan To Negotiate Drug Prices Could Affect 165,000 Arizonans
Negotiations based on Medicare prices will soon take place for medications used to treat heart failure, blood clots, diabetes, arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and more.
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These 10 High-Priced Drugs Are Set To Become Cheaper for Seniors
Starting in 2026, the prices for these drugs will decrease for up to nine million seniors, thanks to a provision in President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act that allows Medicare to negotiate the prices for these drugs directly with the manufacturers.
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One Year In, Here’s How the Inflation Reduction Act Has Helped Arizona
The law ensured that 41,000 Arizonans were able to keep their health insurance, reduced the cost of insulin for over 28,000 seniors, and incentivized several manufacturers to invest in the state and create more clean energy jobs.
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Veterans Have Until Aug. 9 to Apply for Backdated PACT Act Disability Payments
The PACT Act removed the need for certain veterans to prove a service connection if they are diagnosed with certain cancers or respiratory conditions and sped up the process of receiving benefits.
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Biden Cracks Down on ‘Junk’ Health Insurance Plans That ‘Exploit’ Americans
Short-term plans offer limited coverage, can deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions, and trick consumers into buying products that provide “little or no coverage when they need it most.”
