The responsibility in question involves the management of the American Indian Health Plan. "AHCCCS is not equipped to safely and effectively serve as an operational health plan for the American Indian Health Plan," said State Sen. Carine Werner (R-Dist. What we know:Werner, who finished her fourth oversight hearing on AHCCCS, has proposed Senate Bill 1611, which would require AHCCCS to outsource the management of the American Indian Health Plan (AIHP) to an outside contractor. "I also talked about bringing in an external claims vendor to help process claims, so that was an important piece to help us get through the backlog of claims," Rountree said. However, after Werner proposed SB 1611 to conclude the hearing, AHCCCS officials walked out.