Tim Walz orders audit of Medicaid billing as fraud prosecutions continue

Gov. Tim Walz has ordered a third-party audit for 14 Medicaid-funded state programs deemed by the Minnesota Department of ...

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

Gov. Tim Walz announced Wednesday that his administration is pausing all payments for 14 Medicaid services for up to 90 days ...

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 ...
USA Today

Walz's shaky rollout of Medicaid payment audits causes confusion for Minnesota providers

Gov. Tim Walz's administration announced a payment pause for 14 Medicaid programs to audit for fraud. The announcement caused ...

Medicaid payments frozen for 14 'high-risk' programs

This comes after hundreds of Minnesota providers were disenrolled from the state's Medicaid program earlier this month.
Hoodline

Minnesota Halts Housing Aid Program Over Fraud Concerns as Governor Walz Orders Medicaid Audit

Minnesota ends a housing aid program due to fraud and initiates Medicaid service provider audits and disenrollment.

Walz orders 14 Medicaid programs to undergo audit

Actor Jeff Bridges has a message for lawmakers as millions are set to lose food assistance Meghan Markle Forced the Royals to ...

Minnesota Cracks Down on Medicaid Fraud With Broad Payment Freeze

Gov. Tim Walz halted payments and ordered an independent audit across 14 high-risk programs amid growing political pressure.
McKnight's Senior Living

Medicaid payment pause could have unintended consequences for assisted living providers, residents

Suspected fraud involving Minnesota’s Medicaid programs has led to a 90-day pause on all payments for 14 services until a third-party audit is complete, raising “serious concerns” among senior living ...

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 ...
KFGO

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 ...
The Globe

14 Medicaid services in Minnesota now under third-party review for fraud

Gov. Tim Walz announced the audit on Wednesday, ordering payments for the 14 programs to halt for up to 90 days.