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Year of Medicaid ‘unwinding’ cuts 600,000, but renews nearly 2 million on state’s rolls

PHOENIX - One year after starting Medicaid unwinding, AHCCCS renewed Medicaid coverage for more than 2 million and disenrolled over 600,000 Arizona recipients.

Heavy black clouds of dust rising over the Texas Panhandle, Texas in 1936. (Photo courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division)

The rise of Valley fever

Patches of dirt in both city and rural settings can contain the spores of the fungus that causes Valley fever and are released whenever the ground is disturbed. (Photo by Jack Orleans/Cronkite News)

Valley fever, a fungal disease endemic to the Southwest, disproportionately affects minority populations

Abortion law status remains unclear, even as lawmakers near repeal of ban

Nicola Winkel, project director at Arizona Coalition for Military Families, speaks during the general session of the Arizona Coalition for Military Families' 14th Annual Statewide Symposium in Phoenix on April 17. (Photo by Ashley Schulte/Arizona Coalition for Military Families)

Annual symposium for Arizona military members and families highlights veteran suicide prevention

Dr. Richard Laughter incorporates traditional Native methods into his psychiatric practice. “You can only do so much for their mental health if you’re just using meds and short therapy sessions,” he said. (Photo by Kevinjonah Paguio/Cronkite News)

Navajo psychiatrist bridges gaps between Native American culture and behavioral health care

A classroom sits empty in Imagination Childcare and Preschool in Litchfield Park as children play outside on April 2. Families at this preschool have received funding from Quality First, a quality rating and improvement program. (Photo by Kevinjonah Paguio/Cronkite News)

Pandemic relief funds for early childhood care set to expire June 30

Featured Stories

A Navajo boarding school survivor shares her story

(Illustration by Emily Mai/Cronkite News)

Not a wink: A comic about overcoming and getting help for sleepless nights

Finding Grandma Joyce: What happens when someone dies alone?

Latisa Ratliff holds her daughter in her living room in Tempe, Arizona, on Nov. 16, 2022. As a birth doula and a mother of three, Ratliff encourages her clients to find a health care provider who listens to their individual needs. “Listen to that mother’s intuition,” Ratliff says. (Photo by Laura Bargfeld/Cronkite News)

Doulas could be an answer to Arizona’s maternal mortality crisis

Wayne Wilson stands in a hogan at the Native American Baha’i Institute in Houck, Arizona, on Sept. 1, 2022. He is holding eagle feathers that he uses in traditional healing ceremonies. (Photo by Laura Bargfeld/Cronkite News)

States, tribes work to increase access to Native American healing

‘Taxing, frustrating’: Teachers face a growing mental health crisis

Chronic gaps in health care system affect migrants in Mexico

‘Wounded healers’: Advocates spotlight hidden struggles of young caregivers

Phoenix program delivers hope to help combat homelessness

Solutions Journalism

These Cronkite News stories appear in the Solutions Story Tracker, a curated, searchable database of solutions journalism stories – rigorous reporting about responses to social problems. The Solutions Journalism Network vets every story in the tracker to ensure they meet solutions journalism criteria.

Jude Wentland plays with his mom, Madison Wentland, outside their home. (Photo by Lauren Kobley/Cronkite News)

Phoenix nonprofit addresses need for children’s respite, hospice care

Door-to-door campaign helps Guadalupe turn COVID tide

Latina moms fight air pollution with electric school bus

Expanded alert system helps those with developmental disabilities

A community’s response: How one Arizona tribe battled COVID-19

States, tribes work to increase access to Native American healing

Pandemic spurs changes to HIV testing and treatment

Community event raises awareness for suicide prevention

Digitized health records, safety apps could change game for athletes

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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Southwest Health Reporting Initiative produces comprehensive coverage of health issues across the Southwest. Students report from communities of color but also focus on matters important to the LGBTQ+ community, rural America, people with disabilities, and others who struggle to get the health care they need. Our students’ storytelling aims to highlight not just problems, but solutions. Learn more about the program here.

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