{"id":49800,"date":"2024-11-21T00:00:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T05:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=49800"},"modified":"2024-11-22T10:33:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T15:33:43","slug":"native-america-calling-substance-abuse-treatment-remains-elusive-for-hundreds-of-people-after-arizona-medicaid-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/11\/21\/native-america-calling-substance-abuse-treatment-remains-elusive-for-hundreds-of-people-after-arizona-medicaid-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Substance abuse treatment remains elusive for hundreds of people after Arizona Medicaid fraud"},"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\">Thursday, November 21, 2024<\/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\">Substance abuse treatment remains elusive for hundreds of people after Arizona Medicaid fraud <\/div>\r\nMore than a year after Arizona cracked down on <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/05\/10\/cronkite-news-native-people-targeted-by-fake-sober-living-homes\/>fake substance abuse treatment facilities<\/a> following a $2.5 billion Medicaid fraud scam, hundreds of people can\u2019t find adequate treatment. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe scam swept up thousands of Native Americans and sought reimbursement for care they never received. An <a href=\"https:\/\/azcir.org\/news\/2024\/09\/10\/arizona-medicaid-fraud-crackdown-harmed-native-american-patients\/\">investigative report by the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting and ProPublica<\/a> also discovered continued confusion over Medicaid reimbursements that threatens the viability of the legitimate facilities cleared by the state to continue. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nJoin Native America Calling to get an update on the aftermath of the Medicaid scam and the ongoing effort to help people needing behavioral health care.\r\n<p><\/P>\r\n<strong>NOTE:<BR>\r\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/azcir.org\/\">Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting<\/a> continues to collect information about people affected by the interruption in behavioral health services. Those with information can write to info@azcir.org, or call 505-226-0626.<\/strong>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2023\/08\/29\/native-america-calling-big-changes-ahead-for-native-medicaid-recipients\/departmentofhealthandhumanservices\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31790\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" data-attachment-id=\"31790\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2023\/08\/29\/native-america-calling-big-changes-ahead-for-native-medicaid-recipients\/departmentofhealthandhumanservices\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/29\/DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1664314249&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Department of Health and Human Services\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Department of Health and Human Services&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Department of Health and Human Services includes the Indian Health Service and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. 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Photo by Indianz.Com <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\">(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nReva Stewart (Navajo [Din\u00e9]), store owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/shushdine.com\/\">Shush Din\u00e9 Native Shop<\/a> in Phoenix, Arizona, founder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1483597118789384\">Stolen People, Stolen Benefits  grassroots organization<\/a> and founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.turtleislandww.com\/\">Turtle Island Women Warriors<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nRaquel Moody (White Mountain Apache and Hopi), advocate for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.turtleislandww.com\/\">Turtle Island Women Warriors<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativehealthphoenix.org\/about-us\/staff\/\">Walter Murillo<\/a> (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma), CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativehealthphoenix.org\/\">Native Health<\/a>, an urban Indian health provider in Phoenix, Arizona\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hannahbassett.com\/\">Hannah Bassett<\/a>, investigative reporter for the <a href=\"https:\/\/azcir.org\/\">Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting<\/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; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Medicaid scam in Arizona swept up thousands of Native people and sought reimbursement for care they never received.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31790,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,13,1],"tags":[42,5706,243,387,133,47,134,5705,4135,6,1408],"class_list":["post-49800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-law","category-national","tag-arizona","tag-hannah-bassett","tag-media","tag-medicaid","tag-native-america-calling","tag-race","tag-radio","tag-raquel-moody","tag-reva-stewart","tag-urban-indians","tag-walter-murillo","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/29\/DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-cXe","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49800"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50737,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49800\/revisions\/50737"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}