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Keywords: photo-commission; wsj-usnews; Insurance; Non-life Insurance; Health/Medical Insurance; Financial Services; Government Sponsored Health Insurance; North America; United States; Arizona EN photo-commission wsj-usnews Insurance Non-life Insurance Health/Medical Insurance Financial Services Government Sponsored Health Insurance North America United States Arizona N.PAG N.PAG 1 09/13/23 20230912 NES 230912 Investigators claim operators in Arizona used a Medicaid loophole while allowing tribal members to drink and use drugs PHOENIX - When Darrian Anagal heard about a house on the outskirts of this city where addicts like her could live and receive help getting sober at no cost, she decided to give it a try. About 250 rehab providers in Arizona have been suspended from the state's Medicaid program this year while investigators assess whether they defrauded the government. According to Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, the amount of Medicaid reimbursement money the state paid out to facilities under the billing code used for substance-abuse treatment jumped from $53 million in fiscal year 2019 to $668 million in fiscal year 2022. [Extracted from the article]

Buyers remain sensitive to small changes in mortgage rates, and an increase in the average to above 7% could slow demand, builders say. Some buydowns reduce rates for only the first few years of a loan, but many builders, including Ivory Homes, are offering to lower the mortgage rate for the life of the loan. Keywords: wsj-usnews; photo-commission; housing; leder; Building Construction; Residential Building Construction; Construction; Real Estate/Construction; Financial Performance; Earnings EN wsj-usnews photo-commission housing leder Building Construction Residential Building Construction Construction Real Estate/Construction Financial Performance Earnings N.PAG N.PAG 1 07/21/23 20230720 NES 230720 High mortgage rates are dissuading sellers, leaving new construction the only game in town; "there was no inventory" LEHI, Utah - After mortgage rates shot up last year, Ivory Homes, one of Utah's largest builders, suddenly had few buyers for the hundreds of homes it had under construction. [Extracted from the article]

Mr. Tiner alleged in an affidavit that this past July, Mr. Payne began yelling at him while he was cleaning the drain, claiming Mr. Tiner had thrown pine needles into the Payne backyard. Fred Thiagarajah, a lawyer for Ms. Buffa, said his client was cleaning dried stucco shavings from her lawn when water unintentionally splashed on Mr. Nguyen's wall and shirt. Keywords: a-hed; wsj-usnews; wsjusnews; Political/General News; Crime/Legal Action; Content Types; Page One Stories; SYND; WSJ-PRO-WSJ.com; political EN a-hed wsj-usnews wsjusnews Political/General News Crime/Legal Action Content Types Page One Stories SYND WSJ-PRO-WSJ.com political N.PAG N.PAG 1 01/27/23 20230123 NES 230123 Squabbles prompt the aggrieved to blast hoses, toss mulch, hire lawyers; "a bare-knuckle boxing match" Daniel Belzil, an attorney who represents plaintiffs in insurance disputes, has been in plenty of legal battles. [Extracted from the article]

Many homeowners in southwest Florida towns find it challenging to rebuild. "People leave and don't come back". [Extracted from the article]

The article reports that the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency has approved a plan to reduce the mortgage balances of struggling homeowners under the mortgage-finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Topics include the impact of the housing crisis to homeowners, the eligibility of homeowners to avail the program, and the little impact of the program to the national housing market.