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Medical Assistance (Medicaid through AHCCCS)
The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) is Arizona's Medicaid agency that offers health care programs to serve Arizona residents. AHCCCS provides medical insurance coverage to thousands of Arizonans each year, for which DES provides eligibility services.
Health insurance through AHCCCS helps individuals cover the cost of doctor’s office visits, physical exams, immunizations, prenatal care, hospital care and prescriptions they need.
How to Apply
Learn about eligibility, needed information and the process to apply for benefits.
Report a Change
Learn how to report a change to your existing Medical Assistance case.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to some of the most common questions about Medical Assistance.
Additional Resources
- Nutrition Assistance provides eligible households with monthly benefits they can use to purchase nutritious food. By helping families fight food insecurity and meet one of their fundamental needs, they can focus on overcoming barriers to self-sufficiency.
- Cash Assistance helps families meet their basic needs for well-being and safety and serves as their path to self-sufficiency. The Cash Assistance program provides temporary cash benefits and supportive services to the neediest of Arizona's children and their families.
- HealthCare.gov is a health insurance exchange website operated by the federal government through which individuals can apply for health insurance that fits their needs and budget.
- The Arizona Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides nutrition education and breastfeeding support services, supplemental nutritious foods and referrals to health and social services. WIC serves pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women; infants; and children under the age of five.
- Additional Community Resources are also available for individuals in need.
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For additional documents, brochures and pamphlets related to the Medical Assistance program, please visit our Document Center.
Arizona State Resources
Pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other nondiscrimination laws and authorities, ADES does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. Persons that require a reasonable modification based on language or disability should submit a request as early as possible to ensure the State has an opportunity to address the modification. The process for requesting a reasonable modification can be found at Equal Opportunity and Reasonable Modification