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    "deck": "A grand jury charged the operators of three Anchorage group homes with billing Medicaid almost $15 million over five years.",
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    "body_md": "A grand jury in Anchorage has charged the operators of three Anchorage group homes with billing Alaska Medicaid almost $15 million over five years, according to the Anchorage Daily News. Assisted living homes are licensed under state law to house Alaskans who cannot live independently, and Medicaid typically pays for their care, which means the people most affected are the residents whose daily care depends on that funding.\n\nState law requires every licensed home to have an approved program administrator before it can bill Medicaid at all. Prosecutors say the administrator for these three homes left the position in 2019, but the billing continued anyway, for services that allegedly were not provided, were understaffed, or were barely documented.\n\nThe case points to a practical question for any family choosing a home for a loved one: who runs the home, and is that administrator on file with the state. Alaska requires every licensed home to have one, and that is information a family can ask for before placing someone in care.\n\nThe charges are allegations, not convictions, and the operators will have their case heard in court.",
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    "summary": "A grand jury charged the operators of three Anchorage group homes with billing Alaska Medicaid almost $15 million over five years. Prosecutors say the required program administrator left in 2019 while billing continued for care allegedly not provided, understaffed, or undocumented. The charges are allegations, not convictions.",
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        "a": "A grand jury charged the operators with billing Alaska Medicaid almost $15 million over five years for care that prosecutors say wasn't provided, was understaffed, or barely documented.",
        "q": "What are the charges against the Anchorage group homes?"
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        "a": "State law requires every licensed home to have an approved program administrator to bill Medicaid. Prosecutors say the administrator for these homes left in 2019, but billing continued anyway.",
        "q": "Why does the program administrator matter?"
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        "a": "Not yet. These are charges from a grand jury, and the case is pending in court.",
        "q": "Has anyone been convicted?"
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        "a": "The story doesn't name the specific homes or operators. That information isn't included in the charging documents released so far.",
        "q": "Which homes and operators are named?"
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