AHCCCS by the Numbers

Why We Must Protect Arizona’s Healthcare Safety Net

Arizona’s Medicaid program—AHCCCS—is more than a budget line. It’s a lifeline for 1 in 4 Arizonans, including children, seniors, people with disabilities, and families facing serious health conditions. Cutting this essential program would threaten lives, increase healthcare costs, and destabilize our entire health system.

📊 Key Facts That Show Why AHCCCS Matters

• 1 in 4 Arizonans rely on AHCCCS for access to medical care and medications.

• AHCCCS is a $22 billion program supporting doctors, nurses, hospitals, clinics, and essential services across the state.

• In 2024 alone, AHCCCS provided healthcare to:

  • 64,000 Arizonans with cancer

  • 450,000 Arizonans with heart disease, heart failure, or high blood pressure

  • Nearly 700,000 Arizonans with respiratory diseases like asthma, pneumonia, or COPD

🏥 Cutting AHCCCS Hurts Everyone

If AHCCCS funding is slashed:

• Hundreds of thousands of Arizonans could lose coverage or skip critical care, especially seniors and those with chronic conditions.

• Doctors and nurses across the state would face staffing shortages and fewer resources, putting pressure on already overwhelmed care teams.

• Healthcare costs would rise for everyone as more patients turn to emergency rooms and uninsured care.

• Rural hospitals could face service cuts or close entirely—jeopardizing lives in small towns and underserved communities.

🗳️ Keep Control Local

Arizona knows what’s best for Arizona. Congress must protect local control of AHCCCS, so healthcare decisions stay in the hands of the state and local leaders who understand our unique needs—not Washington bureaucrats.

AHCCCS is working. Cutting it puts lives and local healthcare systems at risk.

Join Arizonans for Better Healthcare in protecting the care our communities count on.

 

Click HERE to read the Rounds Consulting Report: Federal Medicaid Cuts & Arizona’s Economy