The Arizona Department of Health Services has been in the headlines recently, thanks primarily to an investigation into the state hospital.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services had threatened to revoke the hospital’s Medicare provider agreement unless ADHS submitted a plan of correction.
Department Director Dr. Cara Christ said steps are being taken to make sure patients are being properly cared for.
Arizona isn’t alone in trying to improve methods when it comes to behavioral health care. We talked with Sita Diehl, Director of State Policy and Advocacy for the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
