Arizona Has Recovered Just 5% of Taxpayer Dollars Lost in a $2.5 Billion Medicaid Fraud Scheme

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News Summary

  • Arizona officials revealed a $2
  • 5 billion Medicaid fraud scheme that targeted Native Americans seeking treatment for addictions
  • Investigators found fraudulent operators didn’t provide the services they’d billed for and sometimes allowed patients to continue the substance use for which they had sought treatment
  • The state has so far indicted more than 100 individuals and recouped $125 million
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