topics:Arizona Medicaid Medicare, supplement insurance, medical coverage, medicaid inpatient, centers for Medicaid; Medicaid In AZ Arizona; Medicaid Assistance information

Medicaid brochure or publication:
Your Medicare Rights and Protections

source: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
44pp   languages: English
Fairly detailed explanations and descriptions about your Medicare rights and protections.
Medicaid brochure or publication:
Arizona MEDICAID FACTS

source:AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
file size: 2pg.   languages: English
Introduction to Arizona Medicaid, with answers to questions like "What is medicaid?" and "How is Medicaid different from Medicare?" with facts pertaining to Arizona residents.
Medicaid brochure or publication:
AHCCCS Health Insurance

source:Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education
file size: 36 pg.   languages: English
This booklet provides a brief overview of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), the Medicaid agency in Arizona. AHCCCS is responsible for providing health insurance to low-income Arizonans.
Medicaid web page: Key Medicaid Information for Arizona

source:Elder Law Answers
languages: English
Explains important basics about Arizona Medicaid. Topics include protections for the community spouse, transfers, income, and estate recovery.
topics:Children's Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance   format: brochure or publication:
Guide to Finding Health Insurance Coverage - Arizona

source:Families USA
8 pages; languages: English
from the brochure or publication: "Are you uninsured? You are not alone. Millions of Americans are without health insurance. Some lost their insurance when they lost their jobs. Others work hard, but their jobs don’t provide health insurance benefits. Whatever the reason, finding health insurance can be difficult.... "
topics:Children's Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance   format: brochure or publication:
Medicaid Cuts Are Bad Medicine - Arizona

source:Families USA
2 pages; languages: English
from the brochure or publication: "Medicaid Cuts Are Bad Medicine - Medicaid Is a Boon to Arizona’s Economy. In 2005, Arizona will spend just over $6.0 billion on Medicaid. Of this, the federal government will contribute more than $4.1 billion.1 This $6.0 billion dollar investment will give Arizona’s economy a shot in the arm—stimulating state business activity and creating new jobs. Because Medicaid spending has an economic multiplier effect, each $1 million that Arizona invests in Medicaid results in nearly $4.3 million in new business activity and nearly 42 newly created jobs..... "
topics:Children's Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance   format: brochure or publication:
Arizona MEDICAID FACTS

source:National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions
languages: English
from the brochure or publication: "The Medicaid program provides health insurance for over 621,000 low-income children in Arizona...."
Medicaid web page:
Arizona Public Health Insurance for Parents

source:National Center for Children in Poverty
languages: English
from the brochure or publication: "Parents have access to public health insurance coverage primarily through plans that target “families”, with significant variation by state in the types of plans that are available and in the eligibility criteria that parents must meet. Most family plans are funded through Medicaid, but a handful of states have waivers to use State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) funds to cover parents..."
Medicaid web page:
Arizona & United States State Medicaid Fact Sheets

source:Kaiser Family Foundation
languages: English

Medicaid brochure or publication:
Medicaid At-a-Glance 2005

source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
file size: 12 pg.   languages: English
A brief explanation of the Medicaid program.
Medicaid brochure or publication:
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services in Medicaid and SCHIP in Arizona

source: US Dep't of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
file size: 10 pg.   languages: English
"IAs of July 2003, 952,682 people were covered under Arizona’s Medicaid/SCHIP programs.1 There were 779,682 enrollees financed by the traditional Medicaid program and 51,027 by the separate SCHIP program. In Federal fiscal year 2001, Arizona spent about $2.5 billion to provide Medicaid services..."
Medicaid brochure or publication:
FACT SHEET Medicare Cost Sharing Programs (Arizona)

source:Arizona Department of Economic Security
file size: 2 pg.   languages: English
"Now would be a good time to re-examine your eligibility for Medicare Cost Sharing Programs. Due to changes in the Federal Poverty Level, changes in Arizona Law, and changes in eligibility guidelines you may now be eligible for assistance with Medicare premiums, deductibles, co-insurance, HMO copayments or other medical services including prescriptions.
Medicaid brochure or publication:
A Consumer's Guide to Getting and Keeping Health Insurance in Arizona

source:healthinsuranceinfo.net
file size: 40pg.   languages: English
from GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE. As a resident of Arizona, you have rights under federal and state law that will protect you when you seek to buy, keep, or switch your health insurance, even if you have a serious health condition. This guide describes your protections as a resident of Arizona.
web page:
Arizona Medicaid and Medicare Nursing Homes

source:The Nursing Home Project
languages: English
Directory of nursing homes and long term care facilities in Arizona, with Medicaid and Medicare nursing home information. Besides a state directory, there are seperate pages for the main Arizona cities- Phoenix, Arizona Nursing Homes & Long Term Care;   Tucsin, Arizona Nursing Homes - Rehab - LTC: