OK Then, What’s Health-e-Arizona?
Health-e-Arizona is an on-line benefits application for Arizona residents. Folks can apply for AHCCCS Health Insurance coverage, KidsCare, KidsCare II, Nutrition Assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly called food stamps) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families cash assistance using the on-line Health-e-Arizona system. We encourage anybody that’s interested in finding out whether they’re eligible for any of these types of benefits (especially [...]
What’s Health-e Connection?
Arizona Health-e Connection - better known as AzHeC- is a state-wide public/private collaborative for advancing the adoption of health information technology and health information exchange. We have a seat on the board which advances the secure and private sharing of electronic health information. Here's their 2011 Annual Report. The Arizona Health-e Connection team has been working closely with Janet Mullen and Paula Mattingly as well as other [...]
Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program Expansion
More good news… starting last week- more uninsured women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer will be eligible to receive comprehensive treatment through Arizona’s Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program (which is administered by AHCCCS). In the past, only women diagnosed through Well Woman HealthCheck were able to access treatment through the Program. The American Cancer Society and Susan G. Komen Foundation [...]
A Boost for Safety
Booster seats dramatically lower the risk of suffering internal damage, serious spinal injury or worse for kids between 5 and 8 years old. In fact, 100% of kids ages 5-8, who were killed in Arizona car crashes in 2010 weren’t restrained in a booster seat. For years, the AZ's Child Fatality Review Team recommended a booster seat law to require children ages 5-8 [...]
Program Spotlight: Quality Management Operations
Our Quality Management Operations shop inside behavioral health has an incredibly complicated and important mission. They have responsibility for regulating and managing Information Management; Performance Improvement; Medical Management; and Quality of Care Monitoring and Oversight in AZ's public behavioral health system. These 4 critical areas work together to develop and implement a system of continuous quality improvement by establishing performance measures, investigation of quality [...]
Home Baked Cottage Industry Employment Grant
The AZ Developmental Disability Planning Council is proud to announce an exciting new grant opportunity for organizations that want to help folks with developmental disabilities and their families develop their own cottage industry food business. The initiative is tied to one of our primary goals on the Council: to help folks with developmental disabilities to find employment- in this case [...]