AZ Senator lays out potential legislation and change now in place following three high-profile murders of kids known to DCS

Senator Carine Werner (R-LD4), Chair of the Arizona Senate Health and Human Services Committee, announced that the committee will convene its third special oversight hearing on the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) on November 12 at 1 p.m.in Senate Hearing Room 1.

On Friday, Senator Carine Werner, Chair of the Health and Human Services Committee, sat down one-on-one with ABC15's Ashley Holden.

State Senator Carine Werner is escalating her oversight push against Arizona’s Medicaid agency, AHCCCS, after a tense committee hearing revealed what she called “catastrophic failures” in the state’s health care system.

A state senator is calling for changes to Arizona’s child abuse reporting system after the murder of 10-year-old Rebekah Baptiste exposed flaws in how the Arizona Department of Child Safety handles calls.

The Arizona Senate Committee on Health & Human Services held a hearing Wednesday afternoon on the fraud reportedly draining taxpayer dollars and resulting in Arizonans being left without health care.

ABC15 sat down with State Senator Carine Werner weeks after the first stakeholder meeting to learn what's next. She said communication is a big focus, including what information is shown when a call comes into the DCS hotline.

Arizona Senator Carine Werner has called for change within DCS. She launched a task force and spoke about it with ABC15's Javier Soto.

Sen. Carine Werner is launching a task force to strengthen Arizona’s child abuse laws.

An Arizona state lawmaker said Wednesday that she is creating a new task force aimed at strengthening the child abuse reporting laws in the state.

The state lawmaker with direct oversight of the Department of Child Safety told ABC15 there must be a change within the system.

A state lawmaker who is looking into why children are falling through the cracks and into the hands of predators said state agencies that are supposed to be protecting at-risk children are not communicating with each other.