Since 2009, Tom Betlach has served as Director of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), Arizona’s single state Medicaid agency. Betlach reports to the Governor on the AHCCCS program, which currently provides health care coverage to 1.85 million Arizonans at an annual cost of $12 billion.

Betlach is widely recognized as a national leader in Medicaid managed care and health care policy.

Through his leadership, Arizona:

• Launched the first integrated health plan for persons with serious mental illness by including physical health services into the Regional Behavioral Health Authority
• Leads the nation in duals alignment
• Is streamlining justice system transitions to health care
• Remains one of the lowest cost long term care programs nationally
• Has maintained high levels of home and community based placement for persons with long term care needs
• Created an integrated specialty plan for children with special health care needs
• Modernized operational processes and systems, including enhancing data analytics in Medicaid

In this episode, Betlach discusses his journey in the healthcare industry, the importance of treating health from a holistic approach, and how he is inspired by his staff's belief in the mission of AHCCCS. He also discusses how AHCCS has the ability to impact every community -- not just Arizona, but nationally. 

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