HARD TIMES IN ARIZONA

Medicaid services have been curtailed because of state budget problems. Here's the list:

Due to Arizona's huge budget problems and more people being added to the Medicaid Program, after 10/1/2010, Health Choice Arizona under the direction of the AHCCCS Administration, will no longer pay for certain medical care for anyone who is 21 years old or older.

The medical services that will no longer be covered are:

• Most dental care
• Bone anchored hearing aids and cochlea!' implants
• Insulin pumps
• Percussive vests
• Orthotics
• Visits to a podiatrist
• Pancreas transplants (except when pancreas transplant and a kidney transplant are done at the same time)
• Lung transplants
• Allogeneic unrelated hematopoietic cell transplants
• Heart transplants for non-ischemic cardiomyopathy
• Liver transplants for persons with hepatitis C
• Visits to the doctor when you have no specific complaint and are not being treated for any symptoms (well exams)
• Microprocessor-controlled lower limbs and joints for lower limbs