Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) - AI-Powered Opioid Use Disorder Service Provider Locator

The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), a Medicaid agency, developed a Generative AI-powered Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Service Provider Locator to help connect individuals with opioid addiction to treatment providers and resources efficiently.

Published
May 2026

Reported outcomes

55%

timeTime & speed

Strategic outcomes

New product / capabilityBuilt a multilingual provider locator platformCustomer experience & trustImproved access to treatment resourcesEcosystem & partnershipsGained support from health agencies and websites

Catalog median for time & speed deployments: +80% across 203 reported metrics. Compare benchmarks →

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  • 1Public health support
  • 2Generative AI chatbot
  • 3Resource locator
Address the opioid epidemic by overcoming barriers in connecting people with OUD to local resources and treatment in a user-friendly, accessible, and multilingual manner.
Utilized Google Cloud technologies including Vertex AI, Gemini, Firebase, Firestore, Cloud Run, Google Maps API, and Google Translate to build a 24/7 chatbot-enabled platform providing personalized, real-time, and multilingual treatment provider data integration with analytics and strategic planning dashboards.
The platform recorded over 100,000 page views, reached 20,000+ unique users across 120 cities, sustained a 55% engaged session rate, and gained strong support from health agencies and websites, significantly aiding timely access to treatment.
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Groundedness: 5/5

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