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Kentucky's Medicaid Drug Treatment Scandal | Lexington News
Kentucky’s bold 2020 move to expand addiction treatment access by loosening Medicaid rules led to a surge in beds—but at a steep cost. As overdose deaths dropped, experts pointed to other factors like fewer prescriptions and more naloxone use, not just expanded care. But behind the success story lurked fraud: providers like ARC, Kentucky’s largest treatment provider, allegedly overcharged Medicaid with false billing. A $16 million DOJ settlement and federal charges against ARC’s founder followed. The fallout? ARC shuttered most facilities, slashing treatment capacity nationwide. In response…
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