AcademyHealth Stateside - 04/17/2007  (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
 New State Updates
 Save the Date: Summer Workshop for State Officials to be Held August 2–3, 2007 in Denver
 Profiles in Coverage: Healthcare Group of Arizona
 Update on Federal Activities
 Census Bureau Revises Number of Uninsured
 Twenty-Seven States Awarded Medicaid Transformation Grants
 Cover the Uninsured Week is April 23-28, 2007
 Save the Date: The State Health Research and Policy Interest Group Meeting is June 2
 Full Agenda Available for the 2007 Annual Research Meeting (ARM)
 Reports of Interest


Profiles in Coverage: Healthcare Group of Arizona

Created in 1985, Healthcare Group (HCG) of Arizona has provided health insurance to sole proprietors, small businesses with 50 or fewer employees, and Arizona political subdivisions for more than 20 years. Since that time, HCG has undergone significant changes. During the past three years, HCG has drastically increased enrollment without a federal or state subsidy. The State Coverage Initiatives (SCI) program recently discussed the revitalized HCG program with Anthony Rodgers, Director of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), who oversees HCG. The Profile in Coverage is available on the SCI website