HEALTHCARE

Dr. Atsuko Koyama isn’t sure what will happen when the 160-year-old abortion law kicks in—but she’s holding onto hope for a ballot measure that will let the people of Arizona decide.

Republicans have been trying to cut and/or privatize Medicare for decades. Their latest plan could lead to thousands of dollars in additional out-of-pocket costs for Arizona seniors.

Planned Parenthood Arizona is now offering vasectomies in Phoenix for the first time in a decade.

$30 million in funding from the Biden administration has been allocated to pay off up to $2 billion in medical debt currently held by Arizona residents.

When Biden signed the legislation in 2022, it did a number of things. Now, the legislation’s changes to the Medicare program will help beneficiaries save money.

The order directs federal agencies to ensure that they are using federal funds to research diseases and health conditions that disproportionately affect women, and requires them to report their investments in women’s health research annually.

Even now, legislators want to define conception as when life begins, which would not only impact people in need of abortion care, but could also take away the opportunity to raise a child from people whose only option is IVF.

More than 40,000 Arizonans whose healthcare benefits were set to expire last year got to keep their coverage due to provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act.