Arizona
Arizona’s Medicaid agency, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), developed the Health Opportunities (H2O) waiver to cover health-related social need interventions as Medicaid services for eligible populations. The H20 waiver complements the agency’s housing program, which provides rent subsidies to nearly 3,000 individuals with serious mental illness who also experience homelessness. By participating in the Accelerator, Arizona seeks to educate those who are experiencing homelessness and those at risk of becoming homeless about housing services and interventions. Arizona will also support housing and services providers to identify opportunities to use variety of funding sources to provide additional housing and supportive services to eligible populations. Arizona also seeks to maximize housing stability for Medicaid members by providing wraparound services using the H2O waiver, the Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS), and home and community-based services provided through the state’s Older Americans Act programs.
The team is led by Arizona’s Medicaid office and includes representatives from the state’s continuums of care, the state's housing finance agency, local public housing authorities, area agencies on aging, health entities, and housing and homelessness programs.
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Arizona is willing to share its partnership assessment for the 3/14 learning track with other HSPA states. (It is not for general distribution.) If you have a question or comment for the Arizona team, please use this discussion board.
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The team in Arizona consists of the following individuals:
Margaret Adams, Special Projects Administrator, Office of Homeless Solutions, City of Pheonix
Megan Akens, Affordable Housing Supervisor, DES
David Bridge, Special Needs Program Administrator, ADOH
Elizabeth da Costa, Housing Program Adminstrator, AHCCCS
Dara Johnson, Program Development Officer, AHCCCS
Marylynn Kasunic, AAA
CJ Loiselle, Deputy Assistant Director, AHCCS
Mike Shore, President and CEO, HOM, Inc.
Rana Simms, Program Administrator, DES
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I would like to learn more about the timing/commitment of state funds for long-term project-based rent assistance and the capital investments for individuals enrolled in the Medicaid funded services. The timing of committing those state resources and getting the bricks and mortar projects built is challenging. Wondering how you all coordinated it with the political pressure of spending operating state funds.
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