Arizona - Center for Health Care Strategies

MEDICAID DIRECTOR: Thomas Betlach, Director

Medicaid Leadership Institute Class of 2011

WEBSITE: Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System

Quick Facts

Medicaid & CHIP enrollment: 1,699,635

Medicaid managed care enrollment: 85%

Medicaid expansion: Adopted

Health insurance marketplace: Federally-Facilitated

SOURCES: Medicaid and CHIP enrollment as of July 2016, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; enrollment in Medicaid managed care (all types), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2014 Medicaid Managed Care Enrollment Report; Medicaid expansion as of October 2016, Kaiser Family Foundation, Status of State Action on the Medicaid Expansion Decision; and health insurance marketplace information, Kaiser Family Foundation, State Health Insurance Marketplace Types, 2017.

Resources

Brief
Moving Toward Value-Based Payment for Medicaid Behavioral Health Services June 2017
Technical Assistance Brief
Considerations for a National Risk-Adjustment Model for Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Programs September 2016
Brief
State Trends in the Delivery of Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports July 2016
Technical Assistance Brief
Engaging Managed Care Plans in Rate Setting for Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Programs August 2016
Technical Assistance Brief
Population Diversity in Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Programs: Implications for Rate Setting and Risk Adjustment August 2016
Technical Assistance Brief
Look Before You Leap: Risk Adjustment for Managed Care Plans Covering Long-Term Services and Supports August 2016
Technical Assistance Brief
Trust but Verify: Tennessee’s Approach to Ensuring Accurate Functional Status Data in its Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Program August 2016
Technical Assistance Brief
Building Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Risk-Adjustment Models: State Experiences Using Functional Data August 2016