Gov. Katie Hobbs tapped longtime health care leader Debbie Johnston to lead the Department of Health Services on Monday.

PHOENIX - Department of Health and Human Services employees across the country are getting laid off, with the Trump administration saying this restructuring will save Americans $1.8 billion a year, ...

Local organizations and health departments are trying to navigate their outreach and management after losing nearly $12 billion worth of public health grants across the country. The Arizona Department ...

PHOENIX – Arizona officials recently learned the state is losing $190 million in public health grants as part of widespread reductions in federal spending. The Arizona Department of Health Services ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plans to cut 20,000 jobs nationwide. The Indian Health Service, a major HHS agency, is not expected to see job cuts in Arizona. Some critics are ...

PHOENIX Ariz. (KVOA) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has terminated multiple federal grants, impacting Arizona's public health efforts as of March 24, 2025. The Arizona Department ...

There's a temporary halt on the nationwide loss of about $11 billion in public health funding, including $239 million in Arizona, but the canceled grant money remains in peril and has already resulted ...

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs issued an executive order that allows all Arizonans to get the COVID-19 vaccine at a pharmacy without a doctor's prescription. This order directly challenges a federal ...

Arizona is not new to the managed care model, which means the state does not directly provide or administer most care. The state pioneered Medicaid managed care by creating AHCCCS, the first mandatory ...

PHOENIX – Arizona joined a multistate lawsuit Tuesday in an effort to stop the Trump administration from rescinding billions of dollars in public health funding. The suit was filed in the District of ...

A person in northern Arizona has died from a case of bubonic plague, local health officials said. The unidentified patient showed up to the Flagstaff Medical Center Emergency Department and died there ...