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Connection newsletter 4-24-25

Group of healthcare providers

Read about the Governor signing a key AzHHA priority bill, applications for the July 2025 cohort of the Arizona Transition to Practice Program and how the AzCHER app transforms emergency response.

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Connection newsletter 4-17-25

Piggy bank with stethoscope

Read about legislative progress in the hospital and healthcare sector, CMS releasing proposed FY 2026 Medicare payment rules and how Congress is beginning to draft a budget reconciliation package.

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Connection newsletter 4-10-25

Healthcare building blocks

Read about priority bills remaining in a holding pattern at the legislature and what’s next, CMS finalizing the 2026 Medicare Advantage final rule and applications for the fifth cohort of the Arizona Transition to Practice Program.

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Connection newsletter 4-3-25

Hands with heart

Read about life without committees and what’s next at the Legislature, CMS approving HEALTHII payments and AzHHA submitting a comment letter on hospital assessment and HEALTHII payments.

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2025 AzHHA Quality Awards – call for entries

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2025 AzHHA Quality Awards – call for entries The Third Annual AzHHA Quality Awards celebrate and recognize Arizona’s leaders committed to advancing healthcare with exceptional quality performance, community engagement and a culture of continuous improvement. The outstanding achievements will be honored at the AzHHA Quality Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, during the 2025 Arizona Hospital Leadership…

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Connection newsletter 3-27-25

Hospital

Read about striker season being upon us in the legislative session, the heads of NIH and FDA being confirmed and a Senate vote expected on CMS head soon, and the Arizona Transition to Practice Program being featured in two articles in a peer-reviewed journal.

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Connection newsletter 3-20-25

Insurance document

Read about a packed week at the Arizona Capitol, AHCCCS publishing its final notice for CYE 2026 DAP initiatives and CMS proposing significant programmatic changes for ACA Marketplace plans.

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Connection newsletter 3-13-25

Healthcare team talking

Read about key legislation that was heard in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee this week, the continuing congressional debate over Medicaid cuts and the recognition ceremony for cohort one of the Arizona Transition to Practice Program.

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Connection newsletter 3-6-25

Group of people

Read about an update on some of our priority legislation, how an HHS policy rescinds public notice and comment requirements for certain rules and AzHHA submitting a comment letter on DAP.

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Connection newsletter 2-27-25

Piggy bank with stethoscope

Read about the House passing a budget framework that calls for $2 trillion in spending cuts, President Trump signing an executive order on healthcare price transparency and AHCCCS seeking public input on work requirements.

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