HEALTHCARE
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This OB-GYN was terrified for her patients who needed abortions. Then she became one.
Texas OB-GYN Austin Dennard reveals what a future under a Republican president would do to reproductive rights in America.
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Local group, US task force target disparity in Black breast cancer mortality rates
Black women are over 40% more likely to die from breast cancer than white women, a percentage that has largely stayed the same for a decade.
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Federal grants help low-income seniors with long-term care and assisted living costs
There’s good news for Arizonans who rely on health services delivered in their homes and communities: $356 million in federal funds to help law-income residents cover the cost of medical care. So far, grants have gone towards: Home health care and personal care services Rehabilitation Private duty nursing Mental health and substance abuse treatment School-based…
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To lower the cost of expensive drugs, Biden targets Big Pharma’s patents
Under a plan announced Thursday, the government would consider overriding the patent for high-priced drugs that have been developed with the help of taxpayer money and letting competitors make them in hopes of driving down the cost.
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Scholarship program fast-tracks nurses’ training to ease workforce shortages
Funding from the Biden administration’s landmark Rescue Plan stimulus package has fast-tracked nearly 900 students on their path to become registered nurses.
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OPINION: Ability360 calls for direct care workers during National Family Caregiver Month
National Family Caregiver Month shines a light on the 53 million Americans providing unpaid care for a loved one.
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Insulin prices were cut for 63,000 Arizona seniors through Harris-backed initiative, and she has plans to do more if elected
Legislation to cap the price of insulin prescribed through private insurance and Medicare at $35 a month for Americans of all ages was blocked by Senate Republicans last year.
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Arizona Seniors to See Lower Drug Costs as Medicare Price Negotiations Advance
The provision, signed into law by President Biden, will significantly lower out-of pocket drug costs for many of the over 1.1 million Arizona seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D coverage.
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Experts: Slight 2022 Arizona Health Insurance Gains Likely to Vanish in 2023
The percentage of Arizonans with health insurance rose from 89.3% in 2021 to 89.7% in 2022. The state still lags slightly behind the nation, where coverage rose 0.7% from 91.3% of Americans insured to 92%.
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How You Can Help Get Abortion Rights on the Ballot
While abortion rights activists work to make the health service a constitutionally protected right, Arizona’s Supreme Court is reconsidering a pre-statehood ban.
