Arizona Medicaid
AHCCCS (Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System)
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AHCCCS (Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System) covers pregnant women up to 161% of the federal poverty line — roughly $41,570 annual income for a family of three in 2025. The state adopted Medicaid expansion in 2014. Apply at https://www.healthearizonaplus.gov/ or call 1-855-432-7587.
On maternal health specifically: AHCCCS (Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System) has extended postpartum Medicaid coverage to 12 months (effective 2022-04-01), and does not cover doula services through Medicaid.
AHCCCS is the only statewide Medicaid program run entirely through managed care — every enrollee is assigned to a health plan rather than fee-for-service. The AHCCCS Complete Care contract awards went into effect October 2023.
Key facts at a glance
- Pregnant women eligible up to 161% FPL ($41,570 for a family of three in 2025).
- Children 0-5 eligible up to 152% FPL ($39,250 for a family of three).
- Expansion adults eligible up to 138% FPL ($35,630 for a family of three).
- Postpartum Medicaid extended to 12 months (effective 2022-04-01).
Arizona Medicaid, topic by topic
Eligibility
Income limits & who qualifies
AHCCCS (Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System) covers pregnant women up to 161% of the federal poverty line — $41,570 annual income f…
How to apply
How to apply step by step
Apply online at https://www.healthearizonaplus.gov/ or by phone at 1-855-432-7587. Federal law requires a 45-day decision on non-disability…
Doula coverage
Doula coverage details
AHCCCS (Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System) does not currently cover doula services through Medicaid; state advocacy for a State P…
Postpartum extension
12-month postpartum status
AHCCCS (Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System) extended postpartum Medicaid coverage to 12 months, effective 2022-04-01.
Pregnant women
Pregnancy coverage in full
AHCCCS (Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System) covers pregnancy-related care up to 161% of the federal poverty line — about $41,570 a…
Renewal
Annual renewal & unwinding
AHCCCS (Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System) redetermines eligibility at least once every 12 months under 42 CFR 435.916. During th…
For Black families
Roughly 98,000 Black residents are enrolled in AHCCCS (Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System), per the most recent CMS T-MSIS analytic file. The number understates true eligibility: every state has Black eligibles who aren't currently enrolled, usually because of the administrative-churn rates that rose sharply during the 2023 unwinding.
AHCCCS is the only statewide Medicaid program run entirely through managed care — every enrollee is assigned to a health plan rather than fee-for-service. The AHCCCS Complete Care contract awards went into effect October 2023.
For enrollment help: look for your state's Navigator program (federally funded under the ACA), a Federally Qualified Health Center in your county (every FQHC has certified application counselors on staff), or one of the named community organizations below. Our FQHC directory filters to this state at /clinics/az/.
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Health data
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Data sources
- AHCCCS (Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System) — state Medicaid portal.
- KFF State Health Facts, Medicaid income eligibility + expansion + enrollment tables (kff.org/statedata).
- National Health Law Program doula Medicaid project (healthlaw.org/doulamedicaidproject).
- March of Dimes Report Card, 12-month postpartum extension tracker (marchofdimes.org/report-card).
- CMS T-MSIS Analytic Files, Medicaid enrollment by race and ethnicity (medicaid.gov/dq-atlas).
- HHS Poverty Guidelines, 2025 Federal Register release.
Data refreshed: