Fallout from Medicaid fraud spurs reform efforts in Arizona

Presenters at a webinar last month on how Arizona is advancing mental health legislation shared tried‐and‐true strategies for legislative advocacy, including identifying a champion lawmaker and being willing to compromise. They also pointed out that to gain momentum, it helps to face a galvanizing event or crisis in one's home community — in Arizona's case, a massive Medicaid fraud amounting to more than $2 billion in public funds.