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Heidi Capriotti

AHCCCS expansion on the ropes after federal matching funds decision
Oct 21, 2019

Arizona quietly suspends Medicaid work requirement

Arizona has suspended plans to require about 120,000 people to work, volunteer or go to school to receive Medicaid benefits, as courts have taken a dim view of similar mandates in other states.

Sep 10, 2019

Medicaid work requirements to take effect in fall 2020

About 120,000 Arizonans are going to have to prove they're working, going to school or doing volunteer service to keep getting free health care. But not just yet.

Jun 14, 2019

State Medicaid agency approves more treatment options for opioid addiction

Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System Director Jami Snyder approved new treatment options for opioid patients using Medicaid Thursday, after the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee recommended the changes last month.

Laurie and Chuck Goldstein hold a newspaper clipping of their son, who is diagnosed schizoaffective and has battled with substance abuse. The Goldsteins fought for 15 years to get their son the treatment he needed to live a better life. (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times)
Dec 8, 2017

Dearth of treatment services, ‘outmoded’ approach plague dually diagnosed patients

Treatment services are severely lacking for people who are diagnosed with mental illness and substance use disorders, and what some criticize as an outdated approach throws up obstacles in times of need.

Nov 28, 2017

State finds temporary solution to children’s health insurance problem

With no immediate congressional action in sight, state Medicaid officials are preparing to implement a contingency plan to ensure that nearly 24,000 children of Arizona working poor do not lose their health care coverage this coming month.

Oct 2, 2017

22,000 Arizona children could lose health care

The federal budget year expired Sept. 30 without lawmakers taking action to fund the Children’s Health Insurance Program for the new year. States use those dollars to provide care for about nine million children of the working poor, including 22,389 at last count in Arizona.

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