Arizona Physicians IPA (APIPA) and Flagstaff Medical Center today announced an agreement that will provide beneficiaries of Arizona’s Children’s Rehabilitative Services program (CRS) with access to the medical center and its affiliated facilities and physicians.
Bill Hagan, CEO of APIPA, which was awarded a contract by the State to manage the CRS program beginning next October 1, said, “We are pleased that CRS beneficiaries and their families across northern Arizona will continue to have access to the services provided by Flagstaff Medical Center. APIPA and the Medical Center are committed to high quality health care and comprehensive services to the vulnerable population served by the CRS program.”
Mr. Hagan noted that the agreement was the last piece in assembling the network of providers who had cared for CRS beneficiaries under the previous system, and assures that all of them will receive care without interruption.
Joanne Parkes, director of Flagstaff Medical Center’s Children’s Health Center, said, “Flagstaff Medical Center has been caring for Northern Arizona children with special needs for more than 20 years. It was important to us to be able to continue serving these children and their families, and we’re pleased that we now will be able to do so.”
Joan Agostinelli, Administrator of the CRS program, said, “We are pleased that CRS members will continue to be able to receive care from the doctors that they have come to know through Flagstaff Medical Center. ADHS looks forward to working with both APIPA and Flagstaff Medical Center in continually improving the system of care for children and youth with special health care needs.”
About APIPA
APIPA, a unit of AmeriChoice, a UnitedHealth Group company, has served the needs of medically underserved Arizonans since 1982, including beneficiaries of the State’s AHCCCS program and other government sponsored program such as Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans, developmentally disabled, premium share and Medicaid in the Public Schools. APIPA currently serves nearly 280,000 AHCCCS members, many with unique or complex health conditions. In addition, it has 14,200 Medicare Special Needs Plans members and more than 9,600 Developmentally Disabled (DD) individuals through its contract with the Arizona Department of Economic Security/Division of Developmentally Disabled.
About Flagstaff Medical Center
Flagstaff Medical Center is Northern Arizona’s only regional referral center, caring for more than 85,000 patients each year. Since 1936, FMC, a member of Northern Arizona Healthcare, has provided high-quality healthcare services to the residents and visitors of Northern Arizona. With more than 200 physicians and approximately 2,000 employees, FMC provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art healthcare including cardiovascular surgery, weight-loss surgery, pediatric intensive care and cancer care.
About Children’s Rehabilitative Services
The Children’s Rehabilitative Services program (CRS) is administered by the Arizona Department of Health Services, Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs (OCSHCN). The mission of CRS is to improve the quality of life for children and youths up to age 21 with special health care needs by providing family-centered medical treatment, rehabilitation, and related support services.
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