On Jan. 1, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits expired, and tens of thousands of Arizonans were hit with steep health insurance hikes.
Arizona is one of the first states where Medicaid covers traditional healing, helping Native communities preserve tradition.
Arizona’s population is aging, and more seniors are facing a life alone. For some, it's desolate, while for others, it’s freeing.
A recent report found that companies that operate private Medicare Advantage and Medicaid managed care plans have inflated and inaccurate lists of mental health providers.
This year’s Obamacare open enrollment period, which started Nov. 1 in most states, is full of uncertainty and confusion for the more than 24 million people who buy health insurance through the federal and state Affordable Care Act marketplaces.
Nationwide, contract disputes are common, with more than 650 hospitals having public spats with an insurer since 2021. They could become even more common as hospitals brace for about $1 trillion in cuts to federal health care spending prescribed by President Donald Trump’s signature legislation signed into law in July.
As Republicans refuse to extend federal premium tax credits for the Affordable Care Act, Arizonans fear rising costs.
With the federal shutdown entering its fourth week, spurred by a stalemate over the cost of health insurance for 22 million Americans on Affordable Care Act plans, a new report shows that over 154 million people with coverage through an employer also face steep price hikes — and that the situation is likely to get worse.
To control costs, nearly all health insurers use a system called prior authorization, which requires patients or their providers to seek approval before they can get certain procedures, tests, and prescriptions.
Hospitals across the US sometimes return uninsured noncitizen patients in need of long-term care to their countries of origin. Advocates call this “medical deportation.”
