Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System

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The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System is Arizona’s Medicaid agency, responsible for administering publicly funded health care services to eligible low-income residents through a managed care model.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Medicaid agency ⓘ
public health insurance program administrator ⓘ
state government agency ⓘ
abbreviation AHCCCS ⓘ
administers Arizona Medicaid program ⓘ
Children’s Health Insurance Program in Arizona ⓘ
publicly funded health care services for low-income residents of Arizona ⓘ
coordinatesWith Arizona Department of Economic Security ⓘ
Arizona Department of Health Services ⓘ
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
establishedAs Arizona’s Medicaid agency ⓘ
fundingSource State of Arizona ⓘ
linked to: Arizona

federal government of the United States ⓘ
governedBy Arizona state law ⓘ
federal Medicaid law ⓘ
headquartersLocation Phoenix, Arizona ⓘ
jurisdiction State of Arizona ⓘ
linked to: Arizona
notableFeature one of the first statewide Medicaid managed care systems in the United States ⓘ
operatesIn Arizona ⓘ
primaryProgram Medicaid ⓘ
programType Medicaid managed care ⓘ
providesService acute medical care coverage ⓘ
behavioral health services coverage ⓘ
long-term care services coverage through contracted programs ⓘ
responsibleFor Medicaid eligibility policy implementation in Arizona ⓘ
Medicaid program integrity activities in Arizona ⓘ
Medicaid quality oversight in Arizona ⓘ
contracting with managed care organizations ⓘ
ensuring access to medically necessary services for enrolled members ⓘ
implementing Medicaid policy in Arizona ⓘ
overseeing Medicaid managed care plans in Arizona ⓘ
sector health care ⓘ
public health insurance ⓘ
serviceModel capitated managed care plans ⓘ
managed care ⓘ
state Arizona ⓘ
targetPopulation Medicaid-eligible individuals in Arizona ⓘ
certain low-income childless adults in Arizona ⓘ
children eligible for Medicaid in Arizona ⓘ
low-income residents of Arizona ⓘ
parents and caretaker relatives eligible for Medicaid in Arizona ⓘ
people with disabilities eligible for Medicaid in Arizona ⓘ
pregnant women eligible for Medicaid in Arizona ⓘ
seniors eligible for Medicaid in Arizona ⓘ
website https://www.azahcccs.gov/ ⓘ

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Arizona executive branch → includesAgency → Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System ⓘ
Arizona Department of Health Services → collaboratesWith → Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System ⓘ
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System → abbreviation → AHCCCS ⓘ
linked to: Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System → administers → Arizona Medicaid program ⓘ
linked to: Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System → establishedAs → Arizona’s Medicaid agency ⓘ
linked to: Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System