Billions More In Suspected Medicaid Fraud Discovered During Walz Administration

A top federal prosecutor said Thursday that the total scope of fraud in Minnesota could reach $9 billion or more. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson said 14 Medicaid service programs flagged as “high risk” for fraud have cost the state $18 billion since 2018.

While investigators believe a significant portion of that spending was fraudulent, Thompson said the precise amount remains under investigation, CBS News reported.

“I don’t make these generalizations in a hasty way,” he said, per CBS. “When I say significant amount, I’m talking on the order of half or more. But we’ll see. When I look at the claims data and the providers, I see more red flags than I see legitimate providers.” Continue reading…