Policy - The Arizona Pulse

Arizona Faces Challenges to Vaccine Policy in 2020
Written by: Debbie McCune Davis, TAPI Executive Director, and Jennifer Tinney, TAPI Program Director As 2019 comes to an end, it is clear that the conversation about vaccines and vaccine policy is far from over. [...]
Surprise Billing from an Emergency Physician Perspective
Written by: Nicholas Vasquez, MD, MHSM, FACEP Surprise billing (or out-of-network billing) has been in the news a lot lately. It's clear the issue of surprise billing is complicated, and any solution will impact many [...]
A Look in to the 2020 Arizona Legislative Session
Written by: Jon Amores, ArMA Director of Government Relations The 2020 legislative session is shaping up to be an active one for the Arizona Medical Association (ArMA). It will be an election year, and as [...]

2012, 2018

2018 General Election Results: the election that just keeps giving and giving

By AZPulse|2021-02-17T20:55:31+00:00December 20th, 2018|Policy|Comments Off on 2018 General Election Results: the election that just keeps giving and giving

The general election on November 6th was one to remember, characterized by high voter turnout and contentious races. On a national level, this election proved [...]

2609, 2018

Letter From The Editor – Fall 2018

By AZPulse|2021-02-17T20:55:31+00:00September 26th, 2018|Policy|Comments Off on Letter From The Editor – Fall 2018

Letter from the editor: The Election season is upon us in Arizona. In this edition of The Pulse, we focus on policy and advocacy. [...]

2409, 2018

Physician Responsibility, Risk, and Professional Obligations

By AZPulse|2021-02-17T20:55:32+00:00September 24th, 2018|Policy|Comments Off on Physician Responsibility, Risk, and Professional Obligations

Written By: Traci Pritchard, MD, FACR Picture this... You are an employed physician seeing patients in an outpatient office setting. It is a busy, single-physician office. [...]

2409, 2018

Things To Consider When Selecting A Medical Professional Liability (MPL) Insurance Company

By AZPulse|2021-02-17T20:55:32+00:00September 24th, 2018|Policy|Comments Off on Things To Consider When Selecting A Medical Professional Liability (MPL) Insurance Company

Financial Strength of the company – A.M. Best is a rating agency that evaluates the financial strength of insurance companies. Published financial strength ratings provided [...]

2409, 2018

Physician Advocacy: It All Starts With Engagement

By AZPulse|2021-02-17T20:55:32+00:00September 24th, 2018|Policy|Comments Off on Physician Advocacy: It All Starts With Engagement

Written By: William C. Thompson IV, MD, FASA It wasn’t too long ago that I knew little about the manner by which our profession is guided [...]

2409, 2018

What We Know After The Primaries

By AZPulse|2021-02-17T20:55:33+00:00September 24th, 2018|Policy|Comments Off on What We Know After The Primaries

The Arizona primary election results have set the election landscape for the upcoming general election on November 6, 2018. The primary elections narrowed the field [...]

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