Public health

Katie Asher testified before the Arizona Legislature recently in support of a new bill that would require insurers to cover fertility treatments for cancer patients.

Arizona’s measles outbreak is showing signs of slowing down. The Arizona Department of Health Services reported just one new measles case this week.

It’s been nearly three years since Arizona’s state government was rocked by a massive Medicaid fraud scandal that cost an unprecedented $2.5 billion — and left countless Indigenous people without the help they need.

Measles, a once-eradicated disease, is back in a big way as vaccine skepticism soars. And, as we’re seeing new cases pop up in heavily populated areas across the country

Maricopa County's chief medical officer said the county saw 427 heat deaths in 2025, down from 608 the year before.

The Arizona House passed legislation that would amend the state constitution to recognize a “right to refuse medical mandates.” If it passes the Senate, it would go on the November ballot.

New Medicaid work requirements signed into law by President Donald Trump are meant to save money. But states like Arizona will first have to spend millions of dollars to implement them.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is leading a multi-state lawsuit, arguing recent changes to CDC vaccine recommendations were based on political ideology, not medical evidence.

Ever since 2020, the state has seen seasonal increases in COVID-19 throughout fall and winter. But this fall and winter, caseloads have been notably much lower than they have been in previous years.

A federal judge is taking control of Arizona’s prison health care system away from the state and giving it to a court-appointed receiver. David Fathi is director of the ACLU's National Prison Project and one of the lawyers representing the prisoners in this case.