Arizona Medicaid Eligibility Calculator (2026)
Arizona’s Medicaid program is AHCCCS (pronounced “access”). Adults qualify up to $1,836 a month on their own, and KidsCare picks up children whose family income is too high for AHCCCS — up to $5,237 a month for a family of three.
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KidsCare steps in at different ages
AHCCCS covers babies to 147% of the poverty line, toddlers to 141% and school-age children to 133%; KidsCare, the separate CHIP, covers all of them above those points up to 225% (230% with the disregard).[MACPAC] Because KidsCare is a separate program, a child generally must be uninsured to join it.
Pregnancy coverage stops at 156% of the poverty line (161% with the disregard), well below KidsCare’s ceiling, and Arizona does not use the from-conception option.[MACPAC]
| Group | FPL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults 19–64 | 138% | $1,836 | $2,489 | $3,142 | $3,795 | $5,102 |
| Pregnancy | 161% | $2,142 | $2,904 | $3,666 | $4,428 | $5,952 |
| Children | 230% | $3,059 | $4,148 | $5,237 | $6,325 | $8,503 |
Work requirements and a lifetime limit on the table
Arizona expanded Medicaid on January 1, 2014 and has a trigger law that would end the expansion if the enhanced federal match drops.[KFF] It has asked CMS to amend the AHCCCS waiver to add work requirements for expansion adults and a five-year lifetime limit on coverage for people subject to them; federal community-engagement rules apply from January 1, 2027 either way.[KFF][CMS]
A year of coverage after birth
AHCCCS keeps postpartum members enrolled for 12 months; Arizona’s state plan amendment was approved April 6, 2023.[KFF] That matters most for mothers between 138% and 161% of the poverty line, who would otherwise drop to the adult limit after delivery.
Where to apply
Health-e-Arizona Plus handles AHCCCS and KidsCare applications. For older adults, MACPAC notes Arizona reaches some aged and disabled people through an income disregard rather than the standard poverty-level option.[MACPAC]
Worked example
A Tucson couple’s household — one parent working, one 4-year-old and one 9-year-old counted — brings in $4,000 a month. That is 175.7% of the poverty line for 3.
| Parent / caretaker | over by $858 | $3,142 |
| Child 1–5 | KidsCare | $5,237 |
| Child 6–18 | KidsCare | $5,237 |
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