AHCCCS Numbers Jump

Arizona's Medicaid population has grown by 56,500 people over the last 12 months.
The number of enrollees in the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, the state's Medicaid health care program, stands at 1.12 million, up 5 percent from August 2007. That comprises nearly 18 percent of the state's 6.3 million residents. Another 1 million Arizonans do not have health insurance, according to St. Luke's Health Initiatives.
Sixteen percent of Maricopa County's 3.8 million residents are enrolled in AHCCCS.