Tag: Minnesota Department of Human Services
Congress hears from Minnesota investigator, provider on fraud scandal as state...
Lawmakers on Wednesday heard testimony from an investigator, a watchdog and a frontline provider who said government inaction, political pressure and weak oversight allowed...
Fraud crisis wreaks havoc on longtime healthcare providers in Minnesota
As Minnesota’s fraud crisis continues to make national news, much of the discussion has focused on the fraudsters and lost funds. However, less attention...
Federal authorities announce new charges in Minnesota’s ongoing fraud saga
Federal prosecutors in Minnesota unveiled new charges against six individuals who are accused of defrauding state government programs that are funded by Medicaid. The...
U.S. Attorney’s Office suspects fraud in Minnesota government programs could exceed...
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson said he thinks a "significant portion" of $18 billion spent on 14 state-run Medicaid programs could be fraudulent. Asked...
House chairman says Tim Walz’s political career over, threatens subpoena in...
(Just the News) -- House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., says he is willing to subpoena Tim Walz, the Minnesota governor...
EXCLUSIVE: ‘If taxpayers knew how bad it was, they would be...
A Minnesota welfare worker says the state's public benefits system is riddled with loopholes that enable large-scale fraud and frontline staff are often afraid...
DHS freezes new home and community-based care licenses for two years...
Minnesota’s Department of Human Services (DHS) is putting a two-year moratorium on new licenses for home and community-based services — the bureaucracy’s version of...
State DHS employees: Walz ‘100% responsible for massive fraud in Minnesota’
Employees with the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) continue to speak out on Gov. Tim Walz’s failure to take “any accountability for his...
VIDEO: ‘Legitimate’ or ‘fake’? Alpha News investigates autism program amid rampant...
Jenna Gloeb joined Liz Collin on her podcast to discuss their latest Alpha News investigation involving an autism center in Burnsville.
As Minnesota reels from...
EXCLUSIVE: Autism center with little on-site activity received $2 million in...
As Minnesota reels from one fraud bombshell after another — autism therapy costs exploding into the hundreds of millions, a $100 million housing program...