RegulationPrimary source

Arizona Addiction Treatment Clinic Owner Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Leadership Role in $69M Medicaid Fraud Scheme

A Phoenix woman was sentenced to 14 years in prison in connection with her role in fraudulently billing Arizona’s Medicaid agency more than $69 million in less than one year for addiction treatment therapy. Many of the patients the defendant used to fuel her scheme were Native Americans covered by Arizona Medicaid under a specific program that reimbursed at higher rates than other Medicaid programs. In addition...

What happened

A Phoenix woman was sentenced to 14 years in prison in connection with her role in fraudulently billing Arizona’s Medicaid agency more than $69 million in less than one year for addiction treatment therapy. Many of the patients the defendant used to fuel her scheme were Native Americans covered by Arizona Medicaid under a specific program that reimbursed at higher rates than other Medicaid programs. In addition...

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2 reports · 1 original report · 1 independent

  1. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%
    Arizona Addiction Treatment Clinic Owner Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Leadership Role in $69M Medicaid Fraud Scheme
  2. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 61%
    Addiction Treatment Clinic Owner Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for $69 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme

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  • Arizona Addiction Treatment Clinic Owner Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Leadership Role in $69M Medicaid Fraud Scheme Observed

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Confidence · formula confidence-2.1.0
Source trust97
Independent corroboration51
Primary evidence100
Claim consistency82
Extraction confidence82
Attribution quality90
Impact · formula impact-2.1.0
Event magnitude45
Market relevance88
Entity significance42
Market breadth48
Novelty60
Urgency53
capital magnitude100
Ranking · formula rank-1.0.0
Confidence factor0.9235
Freshness factor0.9514
Breaking bonus0