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