AHCCCS, Arizona’s Medicaid agency, encountered significant challenges as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded. Medicaid enrollment in Arizona surged by more than 30%, placing …

May 16, 2024 · In May 2023, AHCCCS announced its initial findings of credible and willful fraud by sober-living providers across the state. Those findings pointed to blatant and intentional …

May 16, 2023 · AHCCCS has enacted holistic, system-wide strategies to find and eliminate fraudulent billing, including recommendations from the Arizona Attorney General’s Office: …

Jan 16, 2024 · In an interview with 12News, the CEO of AHCCCS says bills are coming to address the loopholes that allowed hundreds of millions of dollars in fraud.

Sep 10, 2024 · Arizona's Medicaid agency is ignoring a judge's recommendation to cancel a "flawed" contract award to cover about 26,000 vulnerable state residents.

Sep 9, 2024 · AHCCCS, Arizona’s version of Medicaid, has decided to press on with plans to transition the health plans of thousands of elderly and physically disabled members to new ones.

Dec 8, 2023 · In a one-on-one interview with FOX 10 Investigator Justin Lum, Heredia talks about the changes being made to reign in the fraud. In January 2023, Carmen Heredia had no …

Oct 18, 2023 · The Arizona Attorney General's Office announced four new indictments related to AHCCCS fraud. A $1.5 million home and eight cars were seized.

Jun 15, 2024 · Among defendants in the notices of claim are Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, the Arizona Department of Health Services, and the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment …

3 days ago · Another economic study found that proposed federal cuts to AHCCCS, Arizona’s Medicaid program, could hurt the state’s economy, healthcare system and the workforce.. The …