Relentless Mentality

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 a