Tim Walz orders audit of Medicaid billing as fraud prosecutions continue

The pause in payments will help the state detect “suspicious billing activity and scrutinize the use of public funds,” the ...

Third party will audit Medicaid billing at Minnesota's Department of Human Services, Walz says

Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday said that a third party will audit billing for 14 Medicaid services that are deemed to be "high ...
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MN fraud review: Gov. Walz orders third-party audit of Medicaid billing at DHS

Governor Tim Walz has ordered a third-party review of Medicaid billing through the state's Department of Human Services as ...

Walz pauses payments for 14 ‘high-risk’ Medicaid programs

Walz’s move on Oct. 29 comes after fraud schemes in Minnesota public programs have gamed state government out of hundreds of millions of dollars.

KARE 11 Investigates: Pausing all payments to catch fraud on the front end

The announcement comes in the wake of KARE 11's investigations that exposed widespread Medicaid billing abuse. The governor ...
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Gov. Walz orders a third party audit on the billing practices of 14 Medicaid services deemed high risk for fraud

Gov. Tim Walz has ordered a third party audit on the billing practices of 14 Medicaid services that are deemed to be “high ...
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Amid fraud scrutiny, Walz orders audit of DHS Medicaid billing, pause on payments

Payments for more than a dozen Department of Human Services programs that bill through Medicaid will be on pause for up to three months as an outside firm audits for suspicious billing activity, Gov.

State halts payments in 14 Medicaid programs over fraud, orders audit

Minnesota is pausing payments to providers in 14 Medicaid programs and is ordering a third-party audit of their billing as ...

Walz asks Optum to analyze 14 'high-risk' Medicaid services for potential fraud

Gov. Tim Walz just announced the third-party review, which could result in criminal charges against additional providers.
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Gov. Walz orders third-party audit of state Medicaid billing

Payments for 14 "high-risk" Medicaid services in Minnesota will be paused as Governor Tim Walz orders a third-party audit.
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Minnesota brings in third-party group to audit high-risk Medicaid program billings

Minnesota hires a third-party auditor to review 14 high-risk Medicaid programs after fraud concerns, aiming to stop improper ...
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Gov. Walz suspends payments to more than a dozen Medicaid programs while audit is conducted

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO) – Governor Tim Walz says his administration is delaying all payments for 14 Medicaid services for up ...