Sober Living Crisis

In this FOX 10 Special report, The Sober Truth, FOX 10 Investigator Justin Lum takes a deep dive into the sober living crisis plaguing the state. Vulnerable people are dying, going missing, and are being taken advantage of by fraudulent providers profiting off the state.

The head of Arizona’s Medicaid agency opens up about the AHCCCS scandal plaguing Arizona. Carmen Heredia took over at the start of 2023. She's giving insight into the fight against a fake rehab scheme targeting vulnerable people.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced a grand jury has indicted 10 people related to the sober living scheme plaguing our state.

How did 30 unlicensed & unregulated sober living homes nearly take over a brand new Laveen community? A neighbor says her American dream of owning a home turned into an "American nightmare" once she learned about the homes' connection to a behavioral health provider accused of Medicaid fraud.

The declaration allows the tribe to add more personnel, travel resources, medical supplies, funding and other means of support to address the ongoing problem.

The fallout of the sober living crackdown continues. The state has suspended payments to nearly a hundred more providers since August, accusing them of Medicaid fraud.

As investigators look to crack down on the sober living scheme, the people who need these services the most are finding few options available to them. Now, a new Native American recovery facility is opening and accepting patients.

A man known as a bishop in California is accused of coming to Arizona to broker trafficked patients hoping to get sober. FOX 10 spoke exclusively to the facility that turned down the bishop’s offer.

The story of 32-year-old Fernando Largo is a sad one. He's believed to have come to the Valley with hopes to get sober and turn his life around. But, why did he end up dead in a motel room? A look at why his family believes his case is tied to Arizona's sober living scheme.

Autumn Nelson said she was seeking help for alcohol addiction last spring when fellow members of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana suggested a rehabilitation center in Phoenix, far to the south.

FOX 10 Investigates confronts the CEO of an embattled Tempe rehab as the state's health department accuses his company, NewFound Hope, of health code violations. The company is also accused of fraudulent billing by the state's Medicaid agency.

Blackfeet Nation is following the lead of the Navajo Nation and is working to protect its people from an Arizona Medicaid scheme targeting vulnerable Native Americans with AHCCCS benefits looking to get sober.

Navajo Nation PD led us to a "decommissioned" Ramada Inn where health officials say there's a history of an unlicensed treatment facility. FOX 10 Investigates staked it out, capturing footage of people coming & going to the hotel property being run by a company under state investigation.

U.S. Senator Jon Tester of Montana is calling on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for help, claiming tribal members in Montana are being victimized by a widespread Medicaid scam in Arizona.