Telemedicine bill advancing in legislature

A measure that would require health insurers to cover certain services provided by telemedicine won the approval of a state house committee Tuesday.

Arizona hospitals get creative to make up for uncompensated care

Less than a month after Phoenix approved a plan to tax its hospitals, another Arizona city is looking to do the same thing.

Arizona to consider Medicaid expansion

Governor Jan Brewer’s decision in November to forego setting up a state-based health exchange as part of the Affordable Care Act set up another health care decision expected as soon as this month.

Discussion of the Supreme Court's decision to uphold healthcare act

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the Affordable Care Act. The court upheld the act by a 5-4 decision, with Chief Justice Roberts writing the majority opinion.

Federal insurance plan sees large number of Arizona enrollees

An increasing number of Arizonans have enrolled in a federal health care plan even as the US Supreme Court determines its fate.

Is health insurance a right or a privilege?

The United States Supreme Court has just finished hearing three straight days of arguments regarding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. Health care reform has been an ongoing debate in the U.S. for decades, but with the passage of the Obama administration-backed bill, the controversy has become exponentially more heated.

We'd like to get your input. Do you think that health insurance is a right or a privilege?

Few know about helpful federal insurance plan

The Health Reform Act passed by Congress almost two years ago requires all health insurers to cover pre-existing conditions starting in 2014.  Until then, an interim program is available to help people who have serious or chronic medical problems.

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