Arizona’s community health centers were built on Medicaid. Now they face uncertainty

When 35-year-old Jessica Rhodes walked into a residential treatment program in Phoenix three months ago, she had almost nothing left. She was broke, addicted to meth and terrified of losing her 4-year-old daughter.

“I was at my rock bottom,” she said. “I was sitting in a room trying to get high, but I couldn’t because my veins were all shot out.”

A week later, she checked herself into Lifewell, a residential treatment program run by Terros Health. With Medicaid covering her treatment, housing and primary care, Rhodes is now sober, preparing to move into her own home and starting a new job…

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