Medicaid Information by State: Arizona

View Medicaid information for the state of Arizona.

Arizona Medicaid Facts

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Arizona Medicaid Facts: From Kaiser Family Foundation Medicaid Fact Sheet (2009)

There are 137,900 people with a disability using Medicaid in Arizona. The state spent $10,880 on each Medicaid recipient with a disability in 2007.

10% of the people covered by Medicaid in Arizona have a disability. This is lower than the national percentage of 15%.

However, 24% of the money Arizona spends on Medicaid is spent on people with disabilities, which is much lower than the national percentage of 42%.

Arizona Basic Medicaid Programs

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The AHCCCS is Arizona’s Medicaid agency, which runs different health plans. This program offers children and adults with disabilities access to basic medical services.

  • Community Community: non-emergency transportation
  • Health Health: crisis management, detoxification, emergency transportation, therapy and counseling, mental health, psychiatric and substance abuse treatment, laboratory, rehabilitation programs for mental health, pharmacy, x-ray
  • Home Home: residential rehabilitation
  • Social Services Social Services: case management
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