Exclusive: AZ DCS Whistleblower Reveals 127 Medicaid Fraud Referrals — Federal Reports List Zero

Exclusive: AZ DCS Whistleblower Reveals 127 Medicaid Fraud Referrals — Federal Reports List Zero

A whistleblower within the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) told Republican state Rep. John Gillette (R-LD30) that the department’s health plan submitted 127 suspected fraud, waste and abuse referrals to the state Medicaid agency, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), beginning in 2021. However, three annual reports Arizona submitted to federal regulators listed zero program-integrity referrals from the foster-care he…