Audit faults Arizona for unenforced limits on paying parent caregivers

By: Caitlin Sievers

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: August 13, 2026

Words: 1,790

Last Updated: 5 days ago

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More than a year after new regulations were signed into law, a state program that pays parents to be caregivers for their developmentally disabled children still hasn’t implemented required guardrails meant to rein in skyrocketing costs. State auditors said that the delay has cost Arizona hundreds of millions.

“AHCCCS suspended implementation of the new standardized assessment tool required by State law, and as a result did not realize a potential cost reduction of between …

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