Lawmakers press AHCCCS officials as behavioral health providers await payments
State lawmakers held a third oversight hearing with the new AHCCCS director regarding the recent massive Medicaid fraud crackdown.
Sober living scheme: AHCCCS fallout continues as lawmakers question state officials on fraud
"People in these homes were being recruited off the streets and being supplied with drugs just so that they could keep billing. Many people that I was there with did not survive," said one woman during a state legislature hearing over the sober living scheme.
'Very intentional': Goodyear PD body cam shows aftermath of group home murder, victim stabbed 21 times
A 911 call and body-worn camera footage has been released, revealing the April 2025 murder of Reno Caddo, who was stabbed 21 times at a Goodyear home that housed people battling addictions.
Man charged in deadly Goodyear group home stabbing once spent time in prison for manslaughter
Reno Caddo's loved ones are searching for answers and calling for accountability, months after the 24-year-old man was killed at a group home in the West Valley. The suspect, identified as 45-year-old Glynn Peaches, was Caddo's roommate at the facility.
Sober Living Scheme: Arizona Attorney General addresses Medicaid fraud
Per AG Mayes, more than 120 individual and entities have been charged in connection to the Sober Living Scheme, but only a small percentage of the estimated $2 billion has been recovered.
Arizona woman accused of being a 'body broker,' lawsuit alleges
A Goodyear woman accused of sober living fraud is one of several being sued for millions of dollars by a major health insurance company. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma accuses the woman of acting as a "body broker."
Mindvalley Behavioral: Owner linked to multiple evictions, unlicensed sober living homes & AZDHS investigation
A Phoenix counseling facility is under investigation by Arizona's Health Department and former employees say vulnerable people are being shuffled from home to home. FOX 10's Justin Lum reports.
Unlicensed treatment facility in motel linked to multi-million dollar fraud case
FOX 10 Investigator Justin Lum reveals how an unlicensed treatment facility ran from a Phoenix motel is connected to a multi-million-dollar fraud case.
Phoenix motel used as unlicensed health care center tied to clinic convicted of AHCCCS fraud
FOX 10 Investigator Justin Lum is uncovering how an unlicensed treatment facility operated out of a Phoenix motel with ties to a multi-million-dollar fraud case.
Sober living crisis: Displaced people remain homeless after AHCCCS scandal
Two major issues in Arizona have become intertwined since the state’s Medicaid agency cracked down on fraudulent behavioral health facilities in 2023. Some critics say the suspension of hundreds of providers was an over-correction after Arizona lost more than $2 billion in estimated fraud.