UPDATE FOR ARIZONA PROVIDERS

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Beginning October 1, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, the state's Medicaid program, has cut coverage for basic health services such as physicals, most dental care, podiatry, some organ transplants, and other programs.  The state also has cut benefits for medical equipment such as insulin pumps, hearing aids, cochlear implants, computer-controlled lower limbs and joints, and other equipment.  State officials say the cuts were necessary to deal with the state's budget crisis and an increase in the number of enrollees due to the bad economy.  The benefits cuts are projected to save an estimated $20 million through the end of June.  More than 1.3 million state residents were enrolled in this program as of September 1, 2010.  For more information, visit http://www.azahcccs.gov/.