Exit from Addiction Recovery Care has nothing to do with FBI investigation, says departing executive

By Deborah Yetter
Kentucky Lantern

A top official at Addiction Recovery Care, or ARC, is leaving the state’s largest alcohol and drug treatment program, citing a desire to “pursue the next challenge in my personal and professional life.”

Matt Brown, chief administration officer of the private company based in Louisa, said he is leaving Feb. 28.

Brown, who worked at ARC for more than a decade after first becoming involved with the agency as a client, is leaving amid an FBI investigation of possible health care fraud and major personnel and program cuts.

But in an interview, Brown said his departure is not related to the pending federal probe of ARC, which gets nearly all its revenue from Medicaid, the federal-state health plan that funds addiction services.

“It had absolutely nothing to do with my decision,” Brown said.

Brown said he values ARC and remains a good friend of ARC founder and CEO Tim Robinson.

“I love ARC,” Brown said. “I will forever be grateful to ARC and Tim and the whole ARC team.”

Rather, Brown said, he wants to take time to explore other opportunities that fit his executive experience and training as a physical therapist.

As for the federal investigation, “We’re still collaborating and cooperating fully,” he said.

ARC in 2024 served 9,306 clients through its residential and outpatient treatment services, according to a news release in January.

It remains committed to its mission to provide treatment and opportunities as well as “expanding its reach” in 2025, it said.