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CMS allows Arizona to expand kids' coverage
Arizona has reached a deal with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to expand coverage to children of the state's working poor, reported Kaiser Health News. Arizona's Children's Health
Insurers urge state to enhance rate review program
Since the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) began reviewing health insurers' rate increases to determine whether they're unreasonable, insurers in Arizona have been urging the state
Feds sign off on more state Medicaid cuts
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has approved a 5 percent cut in Medicaid payments for the state of Arizona, reports The Arizona Republic. The cut is the second one in Arizona in a
Hospitals, state partner to fund uninsured care, facility improvements
Facing strains on safety-net care and deep Medicaid cuts, three hospitals in Arizona have partnered with the state both to finance care for uninsured adults and children, and to fund service and
Arizona won't reinstate patients dropped from Medicaid
Arizona's Medicaid system is moving to ensure that adult enrollees dropped for the program for any reason will not be able to be reenrolled, reports the Arizona Republic. The new policy could be
Insurers in Arizona won't have coverage mandates
Health insurers in Arizona would no longer be required to cover certain conditions, and insurers licensed in other states could issue policies in Arizona without having to follow current coverage
Bill would force hospitals to report illegal immigrants to feds
Arizona lawmakers have proposed a bill that would require hospitals to report illegal immigrants who show up for treatment, 670BOI reports. Senate Bill 1405 requires hospital staff to check the legal
Arizona seeks waiver to cut 280K from Medicaid rolls
Confronting a $1.1 billion budget shortfall, the Arizona Legislature has given the go-ahead to apply for a federal waiver to drop 280,000 residents from the Medicaid rolls, reports Healthcare Finance
Reform opponents think states' votes on mandate will strengthen their case
While Arizona, Colorado and Oklahoma all will officially challenge the health reform law on a constitutional level at the ballot box tomorrow--specifically the provision requiring everyone to buy
Arizona becomes first state to drop children's health program
Faced with a $2.6 billion projected shortfall next year, Arizona's new budget will leave 47,000 low-income children without health insurance. Although three states, including Arizona, have in the
