AHCCCS, ADHS, Maricopa, state legislation, settlement spending.
AHCCCS’s SFY2025 Annual Substance Use Treatment Report documents a shift in Arizona: methamphetamine presentations are now outpacing opioid-primary cases in parts of Maricopa and Pima counties. The evidence-based treatment for meth still isn’t consistently covered.
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Arizona has $1.215 billion in opioid settlement funds over 15+ years. How those dollars get allocated — and what the SAMHSA block grant consolidation threatens — matters for every person seeking treatment in the state.
AHCCCS spent $582M on SUD treatment in SFY2025, but $2.8B in Medicaid billing fraud occurred and 140,000 patients were disenrolled. Sen. Werner's reform bills are moving through committee. American Indian Health Program patients are still being turned away.
The Log
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