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DHS disenrolls 3, 400 Medicaid providers while flagging small fraction for further fraud review
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (38+ words) Minnesota's Department of Human Services disenrolled 60 percent of providers from 14 high risk Medicaid programs as part of an agreement with the federal government to combat fraud. But only 59 providers were flagged for additional review....
Some Minnesota Medicaid program providers say they were wrongly dropped
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (12+ words) MPR News...
School workers pass first goal post towards health insurance reform in final day of legislative session
1+ week, 6+ day ago (18+ words) MPR News...
U. S. halting Medicare enrollments for new home healthcare and hospice providers
3+ week, 3+ day ago (40+ words) The nationwide moratorium is the latest move by Vice President JD Vance's anti-fraud task force to crack down on healthcare scams, including those that affect Medicare, a U. S. government program providing health insurance to elderly and disabled Americans....
Minnesota educators fight for a way to lower skyrocketing health insurance costs
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (799+ words) When Brianna Lawrence and her husband Devon found out they were expecting their first child, they were overjoyed, but they also knew it would force them to make a significant change: One of them will likely have to quit teaching…...
Minnesota's plan to fight fraud underway as federal Medicaid money remains frozen
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (396+ words) State officials say that about 10 percent of Minnesota's Medicaid health care providers in 13 high-risk programs have been evaluated and revalidated thus far as part of its corrective action plan to address allegations of Medicaid fraud. The Trump administration signed off…...
Minnesota still waiting on $243 M Medicaid funds despite federal approval
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (415+ words) Minnesota officials said Tuesday that a federal hold on $243 million to support the state's Medicaid programs has not yet been released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, even though the federal government approved the state's corrective action plan to…...
What's behind the financial crisis at HCMC, and will other hospitals be next?
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (23+ words) MPR News Coming up at 9 a. m. on Thursday...
Feds approves Minnesota's anti-fraud plan for Medicaid, could release $243 million
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (264+ words) A federal hold on $243 million to support Minnesota Medicaid programs could be on the verge of ending after a corrective action program to guard against fraud gained approval. In a letter Thursday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services informed…...
Uninsured rate in Minnesota spikes, climbing to the highest level in 6 years
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (20+ words) Uninsurance rates have risen across the state and among nearly all demographic groups, highlighting persistent disparities, the health department said....