Stories tagged: "healthcare"

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Government 9 Things to Know About Arizona’s New Budget for 2023-2024

The Copper Courier has compiled a list of the biggest budget items that could impact your day-to-day life.

Camaron Stevenson Camaron Stevenson Isabel Soisson Isabel Soisson May 12, 2023 2:25 pm MST
Climate FILE - The late afternoon temperature hits 115-degrees in downtown Phoenix, Monday, June 19, 2017. As heat waves fueled by climate change arrive earlier, grow more intense and last longer, people over 60 who are more vulnerable to high temperatures are increasingly at risk of dying from heat-related causes. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin,File)
Climate Deadly Heat Waves Threaten Older People in Arizona as Summer Nears

Healthcare clinics and local governments are being tested to keep older people safe as extreme temperatures approach in summer.

Associated Press Associated Press May 2, 2023 8:00 am MST
Opinion 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 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.

Ali Farrell Ali Farrell May 1, 2023 12:55 pm MST
Coronavirus The Center for Rural Health sends texts in English and Spanish, aimed at rural residents, to people who sign up for the service. A text in Spanish says the Office of Research on Women's Health offers personal and professional development resources, while the second text says that the center is hosting a seminar on April 20 to educate people on the causes and impact of extreme heat. (Photo illustration by Drake Presto/Cronkite News)
Coronavirus Text ‘Join’ to Get COVID-19 and Health Updates in Rural Arizona

The service was created to help rural Arizonans who live in "medical deserts."

Lux Butler Lux Butler April 27, 2023 8:00 am MST
Healthcare Dr. Ricky Ochoa and his mom (Photo courtesy of Ochoa)
Healthcare ‘It Was Taxing to Say the Least’: One Arizona Family’s Experience With America’s Caregiving Crisis

Dr. Ricky Ochoa of Yuma struggled to afford care for his mom after she was diagnosed with dementia.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner April 19, 2023 11:47 am MST

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Terán says thanks to her experience at the state capitol and the support of progressive groups like LUCHA, she is ready to work as a fierce advocate for her community in Congress.

Camaron Stevenson Camaron Stevenson April 13, 2023 3:54 pm MST
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Healthcare 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.

Carmen Terrell Carmen Terrell March 31, 2023 3:03 pm MST