{"id":32190,"date":"2023-09-22T00:00:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T04:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=32190"},"modified":"2023-09-24T12:14:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T16:14:25","slug":"native-america-calling-the-scope-of-the-massive-arizona-medicaid-scam-expands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2023\/09\/22\/native-america-calling-the-scope-of-the-massive-arizona-medicaid-scam-expands\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: The scope of the massive Arizona Medicaid scam expands"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Friday, September 22, 2023<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">The scope of the massive Arizona Medicaid scam expands <\/div>\r\nAt first officials identified Navajo, Apache, and other Arizona tribal members as among those who were <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/medicaid-fraud-native-americans-arizona-85542c057e9e6cd8b5fb8b5166db6981\">victims of a massive Medicaid fraud scam<\/a>. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nNow tribes in Montana, North and South Dakota, and other states are taking stock of their members who were also caught up in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/08\/31\/1196855614\/fake-sober-homes-targeting-native-americans-scam-millions-from-taxpayers\">fake substance abuse treatment<\/a> con that reaches into the hundreds of millions of dollars. 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clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@_official.reva_\">Reva Stewart<\/a> (Din\u00e9), grassroots advocate with the #StolenPeopleStolenBenefits campaign\u202f\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jeri-long-295a9982\">Jeri Long<\/a> (Din\u00e9), Native American advocate and director of business development at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milestonerecoveryaz.com\/\">Milestone Recovery<\/a>\u202f\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/melissa-lonebear-08544778\">Melissa Lonebear<\/a> (Northern Cheyenne), member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rmtlc.org\/tribes-we-serve\/northern-cheyenne-tribal-council\/\">Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nShelly Hall (Blackfeet), member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100064479078591\">Blackfeet Tribe Business Council<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; 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