Multiple Arizona Dentists Maximize Practice Value in $60 Million Group Sale

Menlo Dental Transitions

Menlo Dental Transitions is pleased to announce the successful aggregate sale of multiple Arizona dental practices to a dental partnership organization. The practice transitions brokerage assembled the large group of individual practice owners and represented the dentists collectively during the sale. An initial group of practices sold for $30 million on Aug. 6 with a second … [More]

Vaccine Mandate: Half of Arizona Employees Think It Should Be Mandatory to Disclose Your Vaccine Status at Work, Reveals Poll

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Although there is no legal obligation to share your vaccination status with everyone who may ask, this information might be required in certain circumstances. In a similar way that schools ask for details about childhood vaccinations, companies might inquire about employees’ vaccine status as a matter of health and safety for other people who work in the workplace. Even though … [More]

With Health Screenings, Timing is Everything

by Dr. Darren Wethers

Employee health and wellness has always been important, but now more than ever it is time to encourage your employees and fellow colleagues to catch up on critical health screenings and preventive health visits that may have been delayed due to the pandemic. A recent study by JAMA Network Open revealed that more than 40% of people in the U.S. have put off medical care. … [More]

Banner|Aetna to Enter the Affordable Care Act Marketplace in Arizona

Banner|Aetna

Banner|Aetna, a joint venture owned by Banner Health and Aetna/CVS, will offer health insurance plans to residents of Maricopa, Pinal and Pima counties through Arizona’s individual marketplace (also known as the Exchange) effective January 1, 2022. Previously, the insurer marketed health benefit plans exclusively to employers in the state. With this announcement, … [More]

The Silent Killer of a CEO

by Jen Butler

C-suite execs are used to problems from employees, stalled cash flow, unexpected challenges arriving out of nowhere, and the futile attempt to maintain a balance between home life and work life. After a while, these leaders feel trapped in a never-ending cycle of whack-a-mole responses by the futility of it all. That attitude ultimately destroys both the leader and the … [More]

Prep Now for Open Enrollment – 5 Steps to Ensure Success

Stephanie Waldrop

For many, open enrollment is a dreaded time of year. With more than 20 years of open enrollment seasons under my belt, I have experienced my fair share of employers calling me in crisis because they just received their insurance renewals and do not have a good plan of action. The problem with this approach is that it leaves little time to properly plan for success. This year … [More]

New Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital in Avondale 

by Mike Hunter

ClearSky Health, an established rehabilitative healthcare provider, recently broke ground for a new inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Avondale, Ariz. The hospital will be located at 109th Ave. and West McDowell Road, and is expected to open in summer 2022. ClearSky Rehabilitation Hospital of Avondale will be a 30-bed facility that is expected to treat about 650 patients … [More]

Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Expands Addiction Services to Arizona, New Mexico

Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation

The nonprofit Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is bringing addiction care—as well as recovery, family and educational services—to Arizona and New Mexico residents with its RecoveryGo™ telehealth solutions, which are now available to anyone living in the state, wherever they may be located. “Our virtual outpatient care and other telehealth resources and services are … [More]

Rx Management Co. Collaborates with Mobile Service to Address Social Isolation and Loneliness during COVID-19

Magellan Healthcare, Inc.

Magellan Rx Management, a division of Magellan Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGLN), today released results from its collaboration with mPulse Mobile that addresses social isolation and loneliness. Leveraging Magellan Health’s 50+ years of behavioral health expertise and the MRx Cares clinical coaching program, nearly 1,800 members across the United States—ranging in age from 18 to … [More]

Banner Study to Evaluate Those at Risk of Decline Related to Alzheimer’s Disease

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Eli Lilly and Company and Banner Alzheimer’s Institute announced a strategic research collaboration as part of the planned Phase 3, randomized, placebo-controlled study evaluating donanemab in participants at risk for cognitive and functional decline related to Alzheimer’s disease (TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 3). TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 3 will evaluate whether treatment with donanemab can slow the … [More]