Arizona Health Insurance

Arizona Rejects To Make Mandated Health Coverage Illegal

ruzik_tuzik — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:32:23 -0600

Arizona voters in the Nov. 4 election rejected the ballot measure Proposition 101, known as the Freedom of Choice Healthcare Act, the Vail Sun reports (Grimes, Vail Sun, 11/12). The measure would have amended the state's constitution to prohibit laws that mandate people obtain health coverage, or that restrict an individual's choice of private health care systems or private health plans.

Few Health Insurance Claim Denial Appeals Approved In Arizona

ruzik_tuzik — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:06:06 -0600

Since 2003, Arizona has approved less than one in five appeals from consumers whose insurance companies refused to pay for a claim or approve a medical procedure, the AP/Arizona Daily Star reports. Arizona, which examines dozens of cases annually, is one of 44 states that provides independent review of health insurance coverage disputes, according to the AP/Daily Star.

Arizona Ballot Measure Would Prohibit Universal Health Coverage

ruzik_tuzik — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:51:14 -0500

The Wall Street Journal's "Health Blog" on Wednesday examined a measure that will appear next month on Arizona's ballot that, if passed, would amend the state's constitution to say that no law "shall impose any penalty or fine, of any type, for choosing to obtain or decline health care coverage or for participation in any particular health care system or plan."

Arizona Ballot Measure Would Make Mandated Health Coverage Illegal

ruzik_tuzik — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:16:04 -0500

The Arizona Daily Star on Monday examined a measure appearing on Arizona's November ballot that would amend the state's constitution to prohibit laws that mandate people obtain health coverage, or that restrict an individual's choice of private health care systems or private health plans. Proposition 101 also would prohibit laws that interfere with an individual's "right to pay directly for lawful medical services" or that impose a penalty or fine on an individual who chooses not to obtain coverage.

Arizona a Prime Example Of Financial Ruin By Medicaid

hareyan — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:14:58 -0500

Medicaid is the primary culprit behind state and local governments' bleak financial outlook, according to an American Enterprise Institute (AEI) review of data recently released by the federal Government Accountability Office (GAO).

The financial security of local governments will "rapidly deteriorate in less than a decade," said Michael S. Greve, John G. Searle Scholar at AEI and coauthor of "As Arizona Goes, So Goes the Nation: How Medicaid Ruins the States' Fiscal Health."

Tripling of Costs

Uninsured Legal Immigrants Forcibly Sent Home For Treatment

hareyan — Thu, 22 May 2008 08:28:57 -0500

In Arizona if a patient does not have a health insurance coverage, but may be legal or illegal immigrant, there is a good chance the patient will be sent back to his or her home country to receive treatment.

VAP Cholesterol Test Covers 90 Percent Of Arizona Insured

hareyan — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:03:41 -0600

Largest private insurers in Arizona now cover the VAP Test, the most comprehensive cholesterol test available.

Arizona Groups Propose Health Care Plans For 2008 Ballot

hareyan — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:08:39 -0500

Two Arizona surgeons unveiled a 2008 statewide general election ballot proposal that would prevent mandated health coverage from ever being enacted in the state.