Tag: Fraud
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...
J.T. Young: Vance and the GOP’s golden political issue — federal...
“Border Czar” was among Vice President Kamala Harris’ greatest liabilities; “Fraud Czar” could be VP JD Vance’s biggest asset.
If Vance and Republicans are smart,...
‘Most wanted’ Feeding Our Future fraud suspect surrenders to authorities
A Feeding Our Future suspect who was announced on the FBI’s top 10 most wanted fraudsters list earlier this month has turned himself in...
Angie Craig clashes with Trump administration over fraud in SNAP program
Minnesota Congresswoman Angie Craig and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins got into a heated exchange last week at a congressional hearing that discussed fraud...
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...
Congressional report finds Minnesota officials were more concerned about bad press...
A congressional investigation into Minnesota’s exploding fraud scandals delivered a stunning -- yet to many, unsurprising -- conclusion: senior state officials were aware of...
‘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...
Newly-released poll shows Michele Tafoya tied with Peggy Flanagan when fraud...
A newly-released poll shows Republican Michele Tafoya is tied with DFL Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in a potential general election for U.S. Senate in...
FBI director unveils ‘Most Wanted Fraudsters’ list
FBI Director Kash Patel on Thursday announced the creation of a "Most Wanted Fraudsters" list that will include the individuals who federal officials deem...
‘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...