Arizona's Medicaid program is mostly funded by the U.S. government and provides health insurance primarily to low-income people.

Arizona may soon begin covering traditional Indigenous healing services such as sweat lodges through its Medicaid program.

Critics of adding work requirements and other limits on Medicaid say it could harm vulnerable people, including those with jobs.

The budget renews sweeping tax cuts, and pays for it by reducing spending on Medicaid, food assistance, and other safety-net programs.

A bill to cut eligibility for Arizona’s Medicaid program is advancing through the state Legislature. The Arizona Healthcare Cost Containment System, known as AHCCCS, provides coverage for more than 2 million lower-income or disabled people.

Arizona’s Medicaid program could soon require some adults to report at least 80 hours per month of work or community engagement in order to be eligible for health coverage. The agency is seeking public feedback on the plan.

Federal funding is a big part of Arizona's Medicaid program, which serves more than 2 million. They will be seriously impacted if it goes away.

Even Arizonans who aren't on Medicaid benefit from it, said Sen. Ruben Gallego, who is trying to get the word out before Congress cuts funding.

Arizona's $21 billion Medicaid program is government health insurance that as of February provided coverage to roughly one in every four state residents or 2 million people. Known as the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System or AHCCCS (pronounced ...

Her family’s insurance only covered around 20% of the procedure and without Arizona’s Medicaid program, Stevenson said she and her parents, who work in education and social work, would have struggled to afford the emergency expense.

The new budget resolution passed by House Republicans is asking many different congressional committees to make deep cuts to their budgets. One of the committees tasked with cutting spending is the Energy and Commerce Committee,

A Republican budget plan that could cut up to $880 billion from Medicaid — the social health care safety net designed for the poor and disabled — has Valley hospitals concerned about what it could mean in the future.