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October 16, 2019 · Healthcare Rising Arizona

Patients, Consumers, Healthcare Workers to Rally Before Heading Into Community to Collect Signatures for Ballot Initiative

PHOENIX – Hundreds of patients, consumers and healthcare workers from across Arizona will rally at 10 a.m. Saturday, October 12 at Hance Park, 67 W.

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September 4, 2019 · Healthcare Rising Arizona

New Grassroots Advocacy Group – Healthcare Rising Arizona – Files 2020 Ballot Initiative to Improve Health and Hospital Care in our State

PHOENIX ⁠— Healthcare Rising Arizona, a new statewide, grassroots healthcare advocacy organization, announced at a news conference today that it has filed language to put…

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September 4, 2019 · State of Reform

Why SEIU is getting behind Healthcare Rising Arizona

SEIU-UHW’s goals are to help people in Arizona build Healthcare Rising Arizona to advocate for better and more affordable healthcare in the state and pass…

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September 4, 2019 · State of Reform

New initiative filed to codify some ACA benefits into Arizona law

A new initiative filed for the 2020 ballot will tee up a number of health care issues for Arizona voters to consider.

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September 4, 2019 · Arizona Daily Star

Arizona initiative would ask voters to raise hospital workers’ pay, make other health-care changes

An initiative drive being launched Monday would mandate that everyone working at a hospital get an immediate 5% pay increase if the measure is approved…

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May 9, 2019 · KTAR

Small businesses in Arizona can now create new health insurance plans

Governor Doug Ducey has signed a law allowing small businesses to create joint health care plans with one another. These “association health plans” avoid compliance…

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May 1, 2019 · KTAR

Arizona House joins Senate in OK of new health insurance plans

Arizona’s two legislative chambers have passed a law allowing small businesses to work together and create self-insurance pools or negotiate lower insurance costs. The plans…

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April 30, 2019 · AZ Central

Hacienda HealthCare, where patient was raped, receives a state license

Following the passage of a bill requiring intermediate care facilities (which serve people with intellectual disabilities), Hacienda HealthCare received licensure. The bill came about following…

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April 30, 2019 · ABC 15

Arizona could see more flu cases into the summer months, experts say

This year’s flu season has lasted longer than normal, and could possibly extend into June. So far this year over 19,000 flu cases have been…

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April 26, 2019 · AZ Central

Patients at a Scottsdale hospital may have been exposed to TB

An undisclosed number of patients at HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center may have been exposed to tuberculosis. That is, some patients may have been exposed…

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