News that matters to Arizona's disability community
New federal Medicaid requirements begin in January. But they don’t apply to everyone on AHCCCS — and caregivers, people with disabilities and several other groups may be exempt. Here’s what the rules actually mean.
AHCCCS is holding a free workshop Sept. 14 to show Arizonans how the public-comment process actually works — especially for people who have wanted to speak up but weren’t quite sure how.
A statewide Medicaid waiver comment period closes Sunday, while another round of public input on Arizona’s controversial HNT and Extraordinary Care Review process is expected to begin later this month. For disability families, the bureaucratic language could translate into very real decisions about care at home.
Arizona families who rely on the Division of Developmental Disabilities have several opportunities right now to make their voices heard — and one of them is simply showing up.
The federal government is withholding billions of dollars in Medicaid reimbursements from California and Minnesota while it reviews claims it considers high-risk, including in-home care. Fraud deserves investigation. But accusations of fraud and proof of fraud are not the same thing—and millions of disabled and older Americans depend on the system under scrutiny.