Stories tagged: "health coverage"


FILE - In this Thursday, April 16, 2007 file photo, X-ray technician Martina Rosenow, right, and assistant medical technician Marianne Warnholz, demonstrate the mammogram screening program in Berlin. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns, File)
OPINION: We Depend on Preventative Health Care. Don’t Take it Away.

A decision by a single federal judge in Texas recently ripped away no-cost preventive health care from over 150 million Americans.

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‘Unforgivable:’ Arizona Veterans Call out Republicans for Voting to Cut Their Benefits

An analysis suggests the GOP bill would force a 22% reduction in veterans benefits, which would eliminate thousands of staffing positions at the VA and cause Arizona veterans to lose 127,000 outpatient doctors visits.

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OPINION: Don’t Get Dropped—Make Sure You Renew Your Medicaid Health Insurance with AHCCCS

If you are one of the 2.5 million Arizonans who gets your health insurance through Medicaid, you will need to renew your coverage this year.

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Do You Have Insurance Through Medicaid in Arizona? You Might Want to Read This.

Hundreds of thousands of Arizonans are at risk of losing their healthcare coverage through Medicaid in the coming weeks.

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Crime Survivors Rally at State Capitol to Demand Better Trauma Care

State Rep. Jen Longdon, a survivor of gun violence, joined the “Survivors Speak” event to demand better support and public funding for trauma recovery centers that offer therapy and social services.

A supporter of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) stands in front of the Supreme Court of the United States as the Court begins hearing arguments from California v. Texas about the legality of the ACA on November 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. Today is the first time that the Court is hearing a case with all three of President Donald Trump's appointments; Associate Justices Neil Gorsuch, Bret Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett. California v. Texas is the Republican's latest effort to dismantle the Affordable Care Act after repeated efforts to repeal the Act through the legislative process. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Need Health Insurance? Here’s How to Enroll in the Affordable Care Act for 2023

There are a number of changes coming to ACA coverage in 2023. Here’s a breakdown of what enrollees need to know, and how to apply.

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Opinion: My Daughters’ Cystic Fibrosis Led to Huge Medical Bills. Here’s How Prop 209 Would Have Helped.

The mother of two daughters with cystic fibrosis shares how Proposition 209 would have helped her and her family deal with medical debt.