Act Early to Prevent Colorectal Cancer Ask Your Primary Care Physician about Colon Screening Options If you start getting screened at age 50, you have a good chance of preventing colorectal (colon) cancer or finding it when it can be treated more easily. If your doctor finds polyps inside your colon during the test, she…
Federal Health Insurance Marketplace Reopens for COVID-19 Emergency February 15 – May 15, 2021 For people who have been without health insurance, you have a 3-month window to buy a Marketplace plan at healthcare.gov. In January, 2021, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to open up the federal health insurance marketplace for three months…
Our Holiday Message for 2020 As we reflect on 2020 and the challenges met by our healthcare heroes across the nation, we want to acknowledge our Canyonlands Healthcare providers and staff who faced the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gratitude to our Canyonlands Heroes Our healthcare staff have our immense gratitude. They are our heroes. …
ACA and Medicare Enrollment for 2021 Ends Soon Open Enrollment for Affordable Care Act insurance (which covers pre-existing conditions; including COVID longhaulers) ends Dec. 15. Changes to your Medicare Plan (if you are over 65) need to be made by Dec. 7. Call 928.645.9675 and ask to speak with a Canyonlands financial representative for assistance…
Walk-In Clinic For Teens at Lake Powell Medical The Teen Walk-in Clinic at the Lake Powell Medical Center in Page, Arizona, is held every 3rd Wednesday of the month. The Teen Clinic offers free, confidential sexual health care and education; birth control, pregnancy testing and counseling, diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections and counseling…
Open Enrollment Ends December 15 Open enrollment to buy or change 2020 health insurance on the federal marketplace ends Dec. 15, 2019. All plans cover essential health benefits, pre-existing conditions and preventive services. If you don’t act by December 15, you can’t get 2020 coverage unless you qualify for a Special Enrollment Period. Plans sold during…
Former Encompass Patients May Receive Primary Care at Lake Powell Medical Center Lake Powell Medical Center is now accepting patients who had been receiving primary care services from Encompass, a behavioral health care facility that recently announced it would no longer be providing primary care medical services. Encompass is planning to resume their original goal…
Opioid Addiction: Tucson Police Program Diverts Users into Treatment About 65 percent of people who are incarcerated are known to have a substance use disorder, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. People addicted to prescription opioids or heroin are far more likely to have run-ins with the law than those who don’t use opioids,…
Congress Passes 2-Year Community Health Center Funding Bipartison Budget Includes CHC Funding Following a brief government shutdown, Congress passed a bipartisan spending package that included two years of funding for Community Health Centers, the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), and the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program. Congress had failed to reauthorize the…
Community Healthcare Funding at Risk More than 645,000 patients are served by Community Health Care Centers in Arizona but they have been dealing with considerable uncertainty and stress since Congress failed to reauthorize the Community Health Center Fund and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) which expired September 29, 2017. After 114 days without a…