Eaton v. Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System

OPINION

HOWARD, J.

¶ 1 The director of appellee Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) denied appellant Steven Eaton’s request that AHCCCS waive the entire Medicaid lien against funds paid in settlement of his product liability suit. Eaton appealed to the superior court, which affirmed the director’s decision. Eaton now appeals the superior court’s ruling, contending that the director improperly found that 1) misrepresentations in a settlement negotiation did not constitute fraud, 2) the state cannot compromise the federal portion of a Medicaid lien, and 3) the misrepresentations…