An extended deadline can encourage procrastination, but this is no year to wait to compare your health coverage options for Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans. Healthinsurance.org released today four reasons why – for many – it’s best to enroll by Dec. 15. “The longer open enrollment period may seem like extra wiggle room during the busy holiday season, but for most marketplace … [More]
Nashville Medical Co. Acquires Medical Office/Surgery Center Building in Phoenix Suburb
Montecito Medical, a premier owner of medical office properties throughout the U.S., has completed the acquisition of a 68,000 square-foot medical office building in the Phoenix, Arizona, suburb of Avondale. The three-story Akos Medical Office Building, which is fully leased, includes a multi-specialty ambulatory surgery center (ASC), a state-of-the-art imaging suite, … [More]
Phoenix Bioscience Startup That Delivers Lifesaving Medicines for Difficult-to-Treat Cancers Gets $50M
OncoMyx Therapeutics, a privately-held immuno-oncology platform company, today announced the closing of a $50 million Series B financing, co-led by Lumira Ventures and B Capital Group with participation from LYZZ Capital and all Series A investors: Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund, Delos Capital, Xeraya Capital, Korea Investment Partners, City Hill Ventures, and Madison … [More]
New Facility Provides Convenient Way for Southwest Valley Patients to Receive State-of-the-Art Medical Imaging Services
Apricus Health, Arizona’s homegrown health care company providing members a one-on-one relationship with healthcare providers and value-based care, has opened its first medical imaging center at the company’s AKOS Medical Campus, 10825 W. McDowell Rd., Suite 110, Avondale. The Apricus Imaging Center will provide a convenient way for Apricus Health patients to receive … [More]
Hybrid Work: Fad or Future?
While many U.S. professionals are embracing hybrid work arrangements, new research from talent solutions firm Robert Half, “The Future of Hybrid Work,” shows a majority of companies anticipate a full return to the office once the pandemic ends. According to a survey of more than 2,800 senior managers in the U.S., 71% of respondents said they will require their teams to be … [More]
Healthcare Model Integrates Mental Health Care
There is a mental health crisis in the United States, one that has been difficult to meet the demands of. State-run facilities do their best to aid those who are in need of care, but resources are stretched thin. Local facilities are unable to provide more permanent fixes or long-term treatments for ailments due to the vast numbers of patients. In Arizona, for example, where … [More]
Health Insurance for the Gig Economy
The Association for Entrepreneurship USA and Hooray Health, an affordable benefit solution that provides nationwide access to healthcare, have teamed up to provide health insurance to self-employed individuals and those working in the gig economy. Smashing industry norms, Hooray Health’s approach uses Urgent Care with basic insured benefits that give people first-dollar … [More]
Cigna Medical Group Announces Grand Opening of New Gilbert Health Care Center
Cigna Medical Group has opened the doors to its new Gilbert Health Care Center located at 3717 S. Rome St. #101 (off Val Vista just south of the 202 San Tan Freeway). The new center features a patient-centered layout and provides multiple services under one roof, allowing patients to have one-stop convenience in a modern, comfortable setting. The Gilbert center was relocated … [More]
Nephrology Organization Expands Access with Acquisition of Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Global Vascular Solutions, an owner and operator of outpatient surgery centers for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, recently launched with the acquisition of three ambulatory surgery centers in the Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona markets. GVS is a division of Global Nephrology Solutions (“GNS”), one of the largest physician-led and physician-owned kidney care platforms in … [More]
New Behavioral Health Facility Opens
Liz Agboola, CEO of Moses Behavioral Care, a group of community-based mental health facilities in Phoenix, announced that its new behavioral health facility, Trinity Integrated Healthcare, has officially opened. The new facility will address the growing and underserved need for behavioral health services in the greater Phoenix area. The nearly 10,000-square-foot, 29-bed … [More]
Shots for Eligible Children Available at 15 Select CVS Locations in Arizona
CVS Health announced that select CVS Pharmacy locations will be offering a two-dose primary series of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 pediatric vaccine to children ages five to 11 years of age starting on Sunday, 11/7, upon receipt and confirmation of vaccine supply. This follows authorization of the vaccine by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) based on guidance … [More]
Magellan Health and Gallup Team Up to Measure and Increase Well-being
Magellan Health, Inc. and Gallup announced a collaboration called the Magellan-Gallup Wellbeing Project that will create some of today’s most comprehensive wellbeing studies and solutions. The project will combine the behavioral health expertise of Magellan with the respected data of Gallup to help society measure and increase wellbeing at a time when wellbeing has risen to the … [More]
