About the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)

Founded in 1982, the ArizonaHealth Care Cost Containment System (written as AHCCCS and pronounced 'access') is Arizona's Medicaid program, a federal health care program jointly funded by the federal and state governments for individuals and families who qualify based on income level.

Built on a system of competition and choice, AHCCCS is a $14 billion program that operates under an integrated managed care model, through a Research and Demonstration 1115 Waiver. Contracted health plans coordinate and pay for physical and behavioral health care services delivered by more than 80,000 health care providers to 1.8 million Arizonans.

• Mission: Reaching across Arizona to provide comprehensive, quality health care to those in need.
• Vision: Shaping tomorrow's managed care...from today's experience, quality and innovation.
• Values: Passion, Community, Quality, Respect, Accountability, Innovation, Teamwork, Leadership
• Credo: Our first care is your health care.

• AHCCCS Care Delivery System
• AHCCCS Organizational Chart
• AHCCCS Benefit Package
• AHCCCS At A Glance, October 2019