Archive: January, 2018

Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Forgotten Factor in Post-operative Healing

by Cody MacInnis - January 29, 2018

Besides eliciting the occasional jab in the ribs from a sleeping partner, heavy snoring is a seemingly benign phenomenon. But snoring in fact could indicate the presence of one sleeping giant of an issue when it comes to post-operative healing: OSA, otherwise known as obstructive sleep apnea.

The Truth About Who Gets Covered by AHCCCS, Arizona's Medicaid Plan

by Colleen Stinchcombe - January 8, 2018

Healthcare is a looming question mark in the United States. Unlike many similar countries, such as the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, the US has a for-profit healthcare system, where citizens have to pay in order to receive health insurance coverage. On top of insurance, also have to pay for co-pays, deductibles, medications (which can still cost thousands of dollars every year even with insurance) and services that insurance refuses to cover, like certain preventative screenings.
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