Audit Finds Minnesota DHS Failed to Investigate Autism Kickback Schemes

Audit finds Minnesota DHS failed to investigate autism kickback schemes

Minnesota's human services department incorrectly interpreted a law, failing to investigate kickback schemes in autism care.

Minnesota Audit: State Agency 'Accidentally' Blocked Kickback Investigation Into Autism Services

Minnesota Audit: State Agency 'Accidentally' Blocked Kickback Investigation Into Autism Services Authored by Janice Hisle via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A state agency erred when it blocked autism-services kickbacks from being investigated—a decision based on the agency’s flawed, decades-old definition of “fraud,” according to a Minnesota audit released March 17. A view outside the Minnesota State Capitol building in Minneapolis, Minn., on…

Federal official spotlights explosive spending increase in Minnesota program at congressional hearing

Share This StoryMinnesota’s Medicaid-funded programs were singled out as a prime example of fraud during a congressional hearing on the federal government’s efforts to combat waste in Medicare and Medicaid. Rep. John Joyce, R-Pa., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, highlighted Minnesota in his opening statement at the March 17 hearing titled “Protecting Patients and Safeguarding Taxpayer Dolla…

Minnesota Audit: Agency’s ‘Fraud’ Definition Mistakenly Omitted Kickbacks

A state agency erred when it blocked autism-services kickbacks from being investigated—a decision based on the agency’s flawed, decades-old definition of “fraud,” according to a Minnesota audit released March 17. That was the key finding of the state’s Office of Legislative Auditor, a state watchdog that conducted a two-year special review. The autism-services program that auditors examined is among many health and welfare benefits that Minnesot…

Minnesota Audit Finds Walz Administration Failed to Investigate Medicaid Fraud Allegations for Years

A new state audit has found that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s administration failed for years to properly investigate Medicaid kickback allegations, despite having the authority to do so. The post Minnesota Audit Finds Walz Administration Failed to Investigate Medicaid Fraud Allegations for Years appeared first on Slay News.

New audit exposes flawed system critics say let Minnesota fraud to slip through cracks: 'Didn't act for years'

Minnesota audit finds Department of Human Services falsely claimed it lacked authority to investigate Medicaid kickback allegations, contradicting agency's legal powers since the 1990s.