Tell Us About Your Experience With Kentucky’s Addiction Recovery Care
ProPublica and the Lexington Herald-Leader are investigating the treatment provided by Addiction Recovery Care (ARC) in Kentucky. They are seeking input from current and former clients and employees to better understand their experiences. This follows allegations that ARC falsely billed Kentucky Medicaid for millions, which the organization denies.
- ▪ProPublica and the Lexington Herald-Leader are collaborating on an investigation into Addiction Recovery Care.
- ▪They are looking for testimonies from clients and staff to understand the treatment experiences at ARC.
- ▪The investigation follows allegations of fraudulent billing practices against ARC.
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| Canonical URL | https://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/arc-addiction-treatment-kentucky-callout |
| Publication time | Wed, 20 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 |
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Dongyan Xu for ProPublica Tell Us About Your Experience With Kentucky’s Addiction Recovery Care We’re taking a closer look at how ARC treated the people who came to the organization seeking help with their sobriety. If you’re a current or former client or employee, we want to hear from you. by Alex Acquisto and Taylor Six, Lexington Herald-Leader Co-published with Lexington Herald-Leader May 20, 2026, 7:00 am {"componentName":"ShareToolsRebrand","props":{"pageTitle":"","pageUrl":"https://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/arc-addiction-treatment-kentucky-callout"},"contextArray":[]} {"componentName":"DarkModeToggleRebrand","props":{},"contextArray":[]} Contrast Change Appearance AutoLightDark As reporters at the Lexington Herald-Leader, we first started hearing troubling stories in 2023 from…
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