A Medicaid enrollee was sentenced to more than 25 years in prison after faking a cancer diagnosis so the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System would pay for her abortion, among other charges, according to the Office of the Arizona Attorney General.
In 2010, Chalice Renee Zeitner convinced her obstetrician she had stage IV sarcoma and that her pregnancy put her life in danger.
AHCCCS, which is the state’s version of Medicaid, will pay for abortions if the mother’s life is in danger.
But…
A Medicaid enrollee was sentenced to more than 25 years in prison after faking a cancer diagnosis so the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System would pay for her abortion, among other charges, according to the Office of the Arizona Attorney General.
In 2010, Chalice Renee Zeitner convinced her obstetrician she had stage IV sarcoma and that her pregnancy put her life in danger.
AHCCCS, which is the state’s version of Medicaid, will pay for abortions if the mother’s life is in danger.
But…