Healthcare
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‘Stop playing games with our lives’: Arizonans urge lawmakers to protect ACA subsidies
As Republicans refuse to extend federal premium tax credits for the Affordable Care Act, Arizonans fear rising costs.
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A new car vs. health insurance? Average family job-based coverage hits $27K
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…
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Cost, care, control: Families in rural Arizona choose midwives over hospitals
Women in rural Arizona, where obstetric care is sparse or nonexistent, have turned to home birth as a viable alternative for prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care.
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Arizonans now able to get updated COVID-19 shots at pharmacies without a prescription
With a standing prescription from the Arizona Department of Health Services, pharmacists in the state now have the green light to give updated COVID-19 vaccines without requiring a prescription.
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Fighting a health insurance denial? Here are 7 tips to help
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.
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Prop 409 aims to expand care for Maricopa County’s only safety net health care system
A bond initiative on the November ballot would expand emergency and behavioral health care for Maricopa County’s only public teaching hospital and safety net health care system.
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Arizona farmers’ co-op works with hospitals, clinics to ‘prescribe’ fresh produce
An Arizona farmers’ co-op will work with a local hospital to provide 20 people who have diet-related ailments with locally grown produce.
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Here’s what to know about kissing bugs and Chagas disease in Arizona
There are seven species of kissing bugs in Arizona. Here’s why you shouldn’t squish them.
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‘Burns everywhere’: Arizona teen collapses from heatstroke on walk home from school
June Shaver was walking home from Dysart High School in El Mirage when she fainted from heatstroke, suffering serious burns as a result of the scorching asphalt.
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Medicaid cuts to bring major shifts to Arizona’s healthcare system
As over 300,000 Arizonans are set to lose health coverage over the next decade, the entire state will see a more strained health care system.
