Thursday - May 22, 2025
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Friday May 09, 2025 ( 3 items )  

Arizona Passes Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Reform Legislation
NEW YORK, May 9 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news: * * * Arizona Passes Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Reform Legislation On March 25, 2025, Arizona Governor Hobbs signed SB 1102 (Pharmacy Benefits; Prescribing; Exemption) into law. This bill prohibits certain Pharmacy Benefit Managers or Health Insurers from limiting or excluding coverage of a prescription drug for any covered individual who is on a specific prescription drug, if the drug was previously app  more

University of Arizona Releases Preliminary FY 2026 Budget Framework and College Budget Allocations
TUCSON, Arizona, May 8 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * University of Arizona releases preliminary FY 2026 budget framework and college budget allocations TUCSON, Ariz. -- The University of Arizona today released a preliminary fiscal year 2026 budget framework, including allocations for its academic colleges, that reinforces its commitment to long-term financial stability, academic excellence and student success. The framework and allocations mark a major   more

University of Arizona-Health Sciences: Health Care Workers, Firefighters Have Increased PFAS Levels, Study Finds
TUCSON, Arizona, May 9 -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Health care workers, firefighters have increased PFAS levels, study finds Researchers looked at PFAS serum concentrations in health care workers for the first time and were surprised by what they found. A study including researchers from the University of Arizona Health Sciences and published in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology found that firefighters had  more