Snyder oversees Arizona’s Medicaid and CHIP program, including its $18 billion annual budget to provide acute, behavioral health, and long-term care services and supports to more than 2.3 million Arizona residents. She began her work at AHCCCS in 2017 as the agency's deputy director and was appointed by Governor Doug Ducey in 2019...Arizona News
Not long after last week's retirement party celebrating his tenure leading Arizona's Medicaid agency, Tom Betlach was named the newest member of the organization's Strategic Advisory Board.
Located in downtown Phoenix, Equality Health partners with health plans, and providers to improve health outcomes, transition to value-based care...Arizona Comings & Goings
Arizona's Medicaid agency will be led by Snyder beginning Jan. 4. She succeeds the retiring Tom Betlach, the longest serving AHCCCS director in the state's history.
Serving as deputy director of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) since December of 2017, Snyder isn't new public service, nor to Arizona. She...Arizona Comings & Goings
Long-time assistant, Laura Raymond, has taken a new position as executive staff assistant in the Governor's officer. Raymond served as assistant to AHCCCS Director Tom Betlach. Bethlach is set to retire from his position in January 2019.Arizona News
Originally created to ensure Medicaid beneficiaries with a serious mental illness (SMI) weren't warehoused in facilities by the government, the IMD exclusion means state Medicaid agencies can't pay for mental healthcare services received in a residential treatment center with more than 16 beds.
This week, (November 13) Medicaid...National News
In a letter this week, the nonpartisan commission continued its criticism of the state's work requirement to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar; Arkansas has no plans to pause the program, the first in the nation.
So far about 8,500 beneficiaries have been kicked off Arkansas' Medicaid program since its work requirement...Arizona News
The change was announced during the State Medicaid Advisory Committee meeting in Phoenix on Wednesday.
The announcement comes after CMS rejected Kansas' request for a 3-year lifetime limit on Medicaid benefits.
Arizona's Medicaid program, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, is obligated by a 2015 statute to annually...