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Fake Arizona rehab centers scam Native Americans far from home, officials warn during investigations

Anita Snow, Associated Press//August 22, 2023//[read_meter]

Native Americans, Medicaid scam, Blackfeet Nation, rehabilitation center

Grassroots advocates Raquel Moody, left, Coleen Chatter, second from left, Reva Stewart, and Geri Long, right, stand outside their headquarters at Drumbeat Indian Arts on July 31, 2023, in Phoenix. The women are trying to help find lost Native Americans who were left without a place to stay after the phony treatment centers in the Phoenix area abruptly shut down when Arizona cut off their Medicaid money amid investigations into widespread fraudulent billing. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Fake Arizona rehab centers scam Native Americans far from home, officials warn during investigations

Anita Snow, Associated Press//August 22, 2023//[read_meter]

PHOENIX (AP) — 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,...

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