HEALTHCARE

For Shauna Newman and other parents of disabled children in Arizona, the permanent expansion of a pandemic-era paid parental caregiving program has provided relief—both financially and emotionally.

With limited coverage for adult dental care and lofty out-of-pocket costs, some patients are turning to dental credit cards—but experts say these cards are “predatory.”

Roughly 15 million Americans have medical debt on their credit reports. The new rule means that debt will no longer be able to depress their credit scores and make it more difficult for them to get a job, rent an apartment, or secure a mortgage or car loan.

Trump’s time in the White House saw no changes to the staggering cost of insulin for patients, and it was two laws signed by Biden that helped lower insulin costs to $35 per month for millions of Americans.

Queer doulas make childbirth safer for Black, brown, and LGBTQ+ people, but barriers remain. Here’s what you need to know.

Everyone has a mental health story shaped by their own experiences. Perhaps you can pinpoint a moment, a shift – a time when you were struggling.   I’m sharing a part of my story in hopes of breaking the stigma surrounding mental health. The more we talk about it, the more we normalize it, and more…

Both presidents made healthcare a central focus while in the White House, from Trump’s failed attempts to end the Affordable Care Act to Biden’s success in capping insulin costs for seniors.

The four Arizona Supreme Court justices who ruled to reinstate the 1864 abortion ban were appointed while Ciscomani vetted judicial nominees for the governor’s office.

The rules issued last month establish national minimum staffing requirements for federally-funded nursing homes, enact national appointment wait time standards for Medicaid and CHIP enrollees, and more.

Planned Parenthood Arizona is resuming abortion services in Flagstaff for the first time since 2022.