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Read about how time is running out to register for the 2026 AzCHER Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Conference, OB emergency simulation training at Little Colorado Medical Center and changes to the rules regarding authorization for DEA registration.

Read about the budget proposal being vetoed by Governor Hobbs, a reminder regarding annual hospital financial reports and how time is running out to submit an application for the AzHHA Quality Awards.

Read about budget talks ramping up again, Ways and Means scrutinizing hospital CEOs on costs, consolidation and site-neutral payments, and AzHHA issuing RFP for audit and tax services.

Read about a short week with slow movement at the Arizona Legislature, the AzHHA Quality Awards and registration for the 2026 AzCHER Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Conference.

Read about the bill moratorium at the Arizona Capitol, a new study underscoring the need for insurer denial transparency and CMS releasing FY 2027 IPPS and LTCH payment proposed rule.

Read about another week passing at the Arizona Legislature with some notable progress, AzHHA submitting comments on FFY 2027 hospital assessments and HEALTHII, and CMS releasing FY 2027 proposed payment rules for IRFs and IPFs.

Read about bills with strike-everything amendments on the agendas of the House and Senate Appropriations committees, Arizona’s Rural Health Transformation Program website going live and the Sponsorship Prospectus for the 2026 Arizona Hospital Leadership Conference.

Read about the last chance for bills to be heard in the opposite chamber, how a new Milliman analysis questions assumed savings from Medicaid enrollment cuts and AHCCCS finalizing the CYE 2027 DAP proposal.

Read about the last opportunity to advance bills at the Arizona Legislature, joining the AzHHA PAC and supporting Arizona hospitals, and registration for the 2026 AzCHER Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Conference.

Read about how the clock is ticking for bills to stay alive, AzHHA submitting comments on the CYE 2027 DAP and OB emergency simulation training.