Program Summary

The Arizona Housing and Health Opportunities (H2O) is a Medicaid program in Arizona aimed at addressing housing insecurity and improving health outcomes for eligible Medicaid members.

Program Goals

Increase positive health and well-being outcomes for target populations

Reduce the cost of care for individuals who are successfully housed

Reduce homelessness and maintain housing stability

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Eligible Populations May Include

Individuals experiencing homelessness:

  • Z Code for Housing Instability, or
  • Identified through a Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) report
  • Homeless Verification Letter

Individuals with Serious Mental Illness designation:

  • Individual has been designated meeting SMI criteria

Individuals with chronic health conditions, or who are currently in a correctional facility with a release date scheduled within 90 days:

  • Diagnosed with a chronic health condition, or
  • Currently in correctional facility with a release date scheduled within 90 days
  • or released from a correctional facility within the last 90 days

Eligible Services

  • Outreach and Education Services
  • Transitional Housing – Up to 6 Months
    • Transitional Housing Setting (Enhanced Shelter)
    • Apartment or Rental Unit (Rental Assistance)
  • One-time Transition and Moving Costs
  • Home Accessibility Modifications
  • Housing Pre-Tenancy Services
  • Housing Tenancy Services

Outreach, Education, Housing and Shelter

Goal: Engaging and connecting to health home and H2O Services

  • Locating and engaging referred members
  • Connect and reconnnect to health home and needed services
  • Coordinate care with health home including verifying homelessness
  • Warm handoff to pre-tenancy or tenancy support services
  • Community assisting to enroll in mainstream benefits
  • Complete SDOH assessment with clients

Goal: Support member in getting into housing and sustaining it

  • Screening and housing assessment
  • Coordinate with member’s behavioral health provider
  • Develop and execute housing plan
  • Housing readiness: applications, documents needed for housing, attending briefings, etc.

Goal: Provide shelter services to eligible members for up to 6 months

  • 24/7 accessible space
  • Complete social determinants of health (SDOH) assessment on members
  • Develop housing plan within 48 hours of admission
  • Connect member to needed and appropriate services, including substance use treatment
  • Assist member in applying for mainstream benefits

Goal: Engaging and connecting to health home and H2O Services

  • Locating and engaging referred members
  • Connect and reconnnect to health home and needed services
  • Coordinate care with health home including verifying homelessness
  • Warm handoff to pre-tenancy or tenancy support services
  • Community assisting to enroll in mainstream benefits
  • Complete SDOH assessment with clients

Goal: Support member in getting into housing and sustaining it

  • Screening and housing assessment
  • Coordinate with member’s behavioral health provider
  • Develop and execute housing plan
  • Housing readiness: applications, documents needed for housing, attending briefings, etc.

Goal: Provide shelter services to eligible members for up to 6 months

  • 24/7 accessible space
  • Complete social determinants of health (SDOH) assessment on members
  • Develop housing plan within 48 hours of admission
  • Connect member to needed and appropriate services, including substance use treatment
  • Assist member in applying for mainstream benefits

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