Tag: DHS
Minnesota resuming payments to Medicaid providers who appealed disenrollment
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) announced Wednesday that it would resume payments to disenrolled Medicaid providers in "high-risk" state programs if those...
Fraud crackdown disrupting rides to dialysis and chemotherapy in rural Minnesota,...
Just days after Alpha News reported that rural home care providers said Minnesota’s Medicaid revalidation process was shutting down legitimate agencies, non-emergency medical transportation...
‘Powerful’: Minnesota whistleblowers offer praise for new Alpha News documentary
A group of Minnesota whistleblowers who have been speaking out on fraud in state government for the last three years praised Alpha News’ latest...
‘My jaw was on the floor’: Rural providers say DHS crackdown...
As Minnesota races to satisfy federal demands for tighter Medicaid oversight, some small rural providers say the state’s revalidation campaign is sweeping up legitimate...
Over 50% of Medicaid providers in ‘high-risk’ programs have been disenrolled...
More than 50% of providers enrolled in "high-risk" state-run, Medicaid-funded programs have been disenrolled since February, according to new figures from the Minnesota Department...
CAIR leader’s name removed from foster care license same day Alpha...
A Dakota County spokesperson confirmed to Alpha News that a request to remove Jaylani Hussein from a taxpayer-funded adult foster care license came the...
Walz restructures DHS leadership; Republicans question timing
(The Center Square) – Gov. Tim Walz announced a leadership restructuring at the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) this week, framing the move...
Push to impeach Walz, Ellison ‘far from over,’ says Minnesota lawmaker
Minnesota Rep. Ben Davis says the push to impeach Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison may have stalled at the State Capitol,...
Over 40% of ‘high-risk’ Medicaid providers have been disenrolled during revalidation...
Earlier this year, the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) began reviewing every Medicaid provider enrolled in 13 "high-risk" welfare programs. Since that process...
Former DHS fraud investigator delivers shocking testimony, says state agency harassed...
The former manager of a fraud investigations unit within the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) delivered shocking testimony about his time investigating child...