By This Time Next Week It’ll be a Crime to Provide Humanitarian Aid in Phoenix City Parks
By this time next week, handing someone a sandwich, a pair of socks, or basic wound care in a Phoenix park will be a crime (a Class 1 misdemeanor – the worst kind). Phoenix Imposes Criminal Penalties for Providing ‘Street Medicine’ in Parks without the Parks Director’s Permission The hearing will be on June 6 at 2:30pm. It will likely be performative on the part of the Council. The brainchildren
State House of Representative Passes a Fake Budget: Senate to Approve it this Week (Followed by a Veto)
Then the Real Negotiations Begin Last week House and Senate Republicans rolled out and had hearings on mirror-image budget proposals. The House version passed last week. The identical Senate version will pass this week – followed by a prompt veto. Then then the real budget negotiations will begin. This initial budget emphasizes tax cuts, spending reductions (especially agency budget cuts). Dems highlight potential impacts on healthcare coverage, food aid, and
Public Health Journalism this Week
Two new measles cases in Arizona in last two weeks – Arizona PBS Health freedom at the forefront of individual rights vs. government debate | Arizona Capitol Times Marijuana rescheduling: Trump eases rules on medical cannabis : NPR What happens during a restaurant inspection? Measles cases in Phoenix area reach a 30-year high Lung Association report gives Phoenix air quality low grade
AZ Grant Opportunities – Compiled by Vitalyst Health Foundation
Due April 15th: Spark Good Local Grants Due April 15th: O’Reilly Auto Parts Foundation (Social Issues) Due April 16th: Medical Assistance Grants (Maricopa County; Hearing, Vision, Substance Use Disorder, and Heart/Lung) Due April 17th: Jewish Community Foundation (Prescott) Due April 17th: Housing Solutions Notice of Funding (ADOH) Due April 20th: Children’s Mental Health Initiative Due April 22nd: Value-Added Producer Grants (Federal) Due April 24th: Custom Web Application Grant Due April 24th: Cyber Preparedness Grant NEW Due April 27th: Adult Treatment
AHCCCS 101, Part 4: From Coverage to Care – The Member Experience
In Parts 1 through 3, we walked through how AHCCCS was founded, how it was built, how Arizona gets permission to run it and how the system is supposed to work. AHCCCS 101 (Part 1): AHCCCS’ Origin Story – Why Arizona Built Medicaid Different AHCCCS 101 (Part 2): Waivers, State Plan Amendments and Who Decides AHCCCS 101 (Part 3): Contract Management & Accountability This final part (Part 4) looks at
CDC Buries MMWR Documenting the Effectiveness of the COVID Vaccine Next: An Alpha Test for Incoming CDC Director Schwartz
Acting CDC director Bhattacharya killed a ready-to-publish Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) this week which would have shown impressive effectiveness of COVID vaccines in preventing hospitalizations over the last couple years. The analysis had already cleared evidence and technical review by career staff at the CDC. Then it got 86’d by Kennedy/Bhattacharya. It isn’t surprising that Bhattacharya buried it. He knows what he did was wrong but doesn’t care