Arizona Needs to Submit a Rural Health Transformation Plan in 3 Weeks: What’s the Plan?
The clock is ticking for Arizona to submit a plan to use money from the new Rural Health Transformation Program that was created by Congress to blunt the political fallout from cuts to Medicaid enacted under HR1. When HR1 was signed into law on July 4, 2025, it extended big tax breaks for high income households and corporations while reducing federal funding for Medicaid, SNAP, and other core public health
Public Health Journalism this Week
Nutrition program for women, infants and children to stay afloat through end of month | Arizona Mirror Federal funding cuts test resilience of AZ HIV care services | Arizona Mirror The nation’s community health centers face money troubles | Arizona Mirror Biggs is critical of enhanced tax credits for ACA health insurance Americans reject RFK Jr.’s health leadership and federal vaccine policies, poll shows | Arizona Mirror Jeffrey Amos King
Arizona Public Health Association Announces 2025 Public Health Awards
Phoenix, AZ (Oct 15., 2025) — The Arizona Public Health Association (AzPHA) is celebrating the 2025 Public Health Awards on Thursday, October 23, at the vibrant 435 Collective in downtown Phoenix. The annual event recognizes outstanding public health professionals, advocates, and policymakers performing extraordinary services in communities across Arizona. This year’s honorees represent a diverse and impactful group of leaders: Public Health Research Award: Dr. Megan Jehn (Arizona State University,
Telehealth Ends for Most Medicare Members
Telehealth has been an efficient way to provide certain kinds of health care services for many people on Medicare – providing easier access to healthcare for patients and better use of time for providers ever since the pandemic. That’s now changed, and Medicare has largely ended telehealth in certain areas, with new geographic restrictions that affect how and where (and sometimes whether) Medicare members get their care via telehealth. The
France: Their Public Health & Health Care Systems
From Croatia, our travels take us to France, famous for their food, wine, culture and health care system. France often ranks among the healthiest places in the world. I’ll take a crack at explaining why. Health Care: Universal Insurance with Personal Freedom France’s health care system is built on national health insurance. Everyone is covered, with funding coming from payroll and general taxes. Patients can choose their own doctors, and
Federal Government Shuts Down: A Public Health Summary
I’m on the road on vacation so I don’t have the ability to really dive into the public health and healthcare implications of the federal government shutdown – but fortunately the Association of State and Territorial Health Officers (ASTHO) has a decent summary of the implications. The executive branch posted a shutdown contingency plan document this week outlining the HHS and USDA plans. In short, HHS plans on retaining approximately