Arizona Medicaid Gets Approval For $300 Million Targeted Investment Program For Integrated Care

On January 18, 2017, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), which manages the state’s Medicaid program, announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved Arizona’s request to begin a Targeted Investments Program (TIP). Through this program, AHCCCS will make almost $300 million available over five years to Arizona provider organizations who help the state promote integrated physical and behavioral health care, increase efficiencies in care delivery, and improve health outcomes.

The TIP will make payments to provider organizations who serve all types of Medicaid beneficiaries, but those organizations must make progress towards delivering . . .