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Sage Memorial Hospital in Navajo Nation constructs …

WebGanado is home to Sage Memorial Hospital, a Native-managed comprehensive health care system serving thousands of people in surrounding Navajo communities. The medical …

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Navajo psychiatrist bridges gaps between Native American culture …

WebThis lack of mental health care has impacted the Native American community at large. The suicide mortality rate for American Indian/Alaska Native individuals (39.7 suicides per …

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Biden focuses on health care costs in new battleground ad …

WebThe new ad is part of a $14 million blitz in battleground states that the Biden campaign says will last through the end of May. “During his first term, Donald Trump was just one vote …

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New and upgraded health care facilities for Native Americans …

WebSage Memorial Hospital is scheduled to open a new 90,000-square-foot, 25-bed hospital located in Ganado on May 30, 2024. The hospital and medical, dental and field clinics …

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Arizona’s now-repealed abortion ban is a cautionary tale for

WebWhen the Arizona Supreme Court ruled on April 9, 2024, that the state’s Civil War-era law banning nearly all abortions was enforceable, it brought into stark reality the potential …

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Indigenous advocates work to combat fake sober living homes in …

WebThe Arizona Department of Health Service’s annual sober living report substantiates the magnitude of the problem, lawmakers say. From 2021 to 2023, the issuance of new …

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Arizona faces struggle, uncertainty around abortion, even after

WebOn April 9, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that a near-total abortion ban first enacted in 1864 was enforceable, causing an uproar from reproductive rights advocates — and …

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Biden administration to issue rule expanding DACA health care …

WebIn a statement, President Joe Biden said DACA recipients, often called Dreamers, deserve access to health coverage. “Dreamers are our loved ones, our nurses, teachers, and …

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LGBTQ+ youth face increased risk for suicide and barriers to …

WebTUCSON – LGBTQ+ youth across the country are facing an increased risk for suicide, as reported by the 2023 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ Young …

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Enforcement of 1864 abortion ban delayed until late September

WebThe Arizona Supreme Court has agreed to delay the enforcement of a 160-year-old abortion ban that mandates prison time for doctors, granting women and health care providers …

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'Uncomfortable' but necessary conversations: How AZ abortion …

Webndivisible Tohono Cofounder April Ignacio (right), Tohono O’odham Nation Health Care Chief Medical Officer Dr. William Mills Chief (center), and Tohono O’odham Assistant …

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Americans suffer when health insurers place profits over people

WebIn 2022, UnitedHealth Group made over $20 billion in profit. Cigna made $6.7 billion, Elevance Health made $6 billion and CVS Health made $4.2 billion. All told, America’s …

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AHCCCS alerted to ‘predictable’ homelessness surge before fraud …

WebThe state agency at the center of Arizona’s ongoing behavioral health crisis knew its proposed billing reforms could trigger a surge in homelessness nearly a year before …

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NAU to launch medical school, asks state for more money

WebNorthern Arizona University is launching its own medical school, University President José Luis Cruz Rivera announced during an Arizona Board of Regents meeting Friday. “Our …

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‘Failure of government’: AZ moves to end predatory Medicaid …

WebShutting down a predatory scam. On May 16, Gov. Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that over 100 healthcare providers for behavioral health, residential, …

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Arizona Indian Health Service facility becomes first to be …

WebNative Health is a health care facility that provides a range of programs, including primary medical, dental and behavioral health care, to Indigenous people living in urban settings. …

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Feds OK state plan to expand KidsCare eligibility, pay parent …

WebHobbs’ office said the Legislature last year approved $5.5 million for KidsCare expansion in fiscal 2024 and $6.6 million in fiscal 2025 for the KidsCare expansion. But the change …

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Medical program additions at ASU, UA and NAU aim to curb …

WebAccording to an ABOR analysis, the state needs 14,291 registered nurses, 3,644 physicians, and 2,419 behavioral health workers, among others, by 2030 to fill its health care …

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Almost 40% of Arizonans live in 'health care shortage' areas

WebAbout 2.8 million Arizonans – nearly two in every five – live in an area that the federal government says has a health care shortage. For many of those people, particularly in …

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Campaign launches to give Arizonans a constitutional right to …

WebThe Arizona Abortion Access initiative would add a right to abortion in the Grand Canyon State to the state’s constitution. Such a change can only be approved by voters, and has …

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Southern AZ supporters of Affordable Care Act decry latest GOP …

WebBut as the law’s 14th anniversary arrives, the congressional Republican Study Committee this week released a budget policy blueprint calling for the ACA’s repeal and on the …

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Bill would provide oversight, nix bed limits at Arizona State Hospital

WebGET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX. The legislation, Senate Bill 1710, would also nix a 55-bed-per-county patient limit, which had been in place since …

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