by wpx_azhealthplans | Aug 15, 2024 | News
A new survey of 1,069 physicians and other providers found that radiology and other health care services currently taking place in hospital-based settings could shift to alternative care sites with today’s technology. This shift would preserve clinical outcomes and...
by wpx_azhealthplans | Aug 4, 2024 | News
Small businesses are facing steep increases in insurance costs this year – and that is prompting them to make difficult decisions on how they run their operations. Full story:...
by wpx_azhealthplans | Jul 23, 2024 | News
Tony Rivero, former state legislator and current candidate for the Arizona House of Representatives in LD 27, shares a letter to the editor published in the Peoria Independent about containing prescription drug costs. Full story:...
by wpx_azhealthplans | Jun 24, 2024 | News
A National Bureau of Economic Research study suggests that increasing health care prices are driving up unemployment in the US. Investigators noted that every 1% hike in health care prices reduces an employer’s staff by 0.4%, and job losses are most prevalent...
by wpx_azhealthplans | May 24, 2024 | News
Republican and Democratic senators agreed at a recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to focus on patent reform to stop pharmaceutical firms from extending their product patents, which drives high prescription drug prices. Experts who attended the hearing said...
by wpx_azhealthplans | May 22, 2024 | News
Rising drug prices and ongoing shortages are not only hurting the finances of hospitals and health systems, but also threatening access to necessary care for patients, according to an American Hospital Association analysis. The report found that drug prices rose an...
