HCMC bailout part of session-end deal
The deal includes roughly $205 million in immediate funding this year, plus up to $500 million through 2031 in a new hospital stabilization reserve account.
The deal includes roughly $205 million in immediate funding this year, plus up to $500 million through 2031 in a new hospital stabilization reserve account.
This troubling review exposes how DHS mishandled allegations of kickbacks in the autism program and routinely failed to use its authority to stop paying providers who misuse funds intended for…
“The good news is that fraudsters are running scared. However, the extent of the fraud that has been exposed makes it difficult to believe that members of the executive branch…
Governor Walz has responded by aggressively restricting the flow of money to these drivers, Minnesota Rep. Sydney Jordan is carrying a bill to increase the money paid per mile to…
Simply hiding the entire statewide Medicaid system under a governor-controlled bureau in Saint Paul, driven by a new website, will just make things worse.
These fraud schemes don't just steal tax dollars — they deprive sick, injured, and disabled people of the health care they need.
The Walz administration debuted its fraud “fact check” to much acclaim earlier this week. Tag line, The place for Minnesotans to find accurate information about our fight against fraud. From…
You will recall back in March 2025 the news reports of Gov. Tim Walz celebrating a brief drop in the stock price of Elon Musk’s electric car company, Tesla (ticker…
A culture has developed in the Walz administration that prioritizes getting money out the door to desired groups, while punishing those who get in the way.
As much controversy as there is in Minnesota right now regarding waste, fraud and abuse, there should be agreement to stop paying the health insurance costs for the deceased.
The debate over how much fraud has been committed against Minnesota social welfare programs has now gone national. Joe Thompson, the First Assistant U.S. Attorney and lead prosector of the…
KSTP-5 is out with a poll on fraud in Minnesota. They find, Our survey asked: Do you think fraud in state programs is the biggest problem in Minnesota? From a…
From a Tim Walz press release, Governor Tim Walz today announced that Tim O’Malley will join the state as Director of Program Integrity. A judge, former superintendent of the Minnesota…
And he just can’t get enough. Earlier this week, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz headlined a campaign fundraiser in Seattle for first-term Washington state governor Bob Ferguson (D). The Center Square…
Convictions in federal court now exceed 60 defendants. Millions of dollars in property seized by the feds have already been sold off. But the Star Tribune says there is only…
That didn’t take long. The employee whistleblower Twitter (X) account @Minnesota_DHS has been suspended. In my last conversation with them (yesterday) they expressed fear over retaliation regarding their explosive post…
They are guilty of nothing more than getting a tough break and living with a disability that prevents the from working to support themselves, yet they are paying the price…
Five days before the longest shutdown in U.S. history, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) sent a report to Senator Amy Klobuchar highlighting the exploding problem of SNAP (food stamp) fraud…
In defining this, she revealed the shutdown’s true purpose: stoking anti-Trump sentiment ahead of the 2025 elections.
Gov. Tim Walz announced today, Governor Walz Orders Third-Party Audit of Medicaid Billing at DHS:Governor orders pause on all payments for 14 DHS Medicaid services until audit is complete. The…
If Governor Walz doesn’t like the subsidies proposed in 2026, he needs to do his homework a little better because that is exactly what he voted for in 2010.
If someone is ineligible because they live in another state, are on another program, or are dead, the taxpayers should stop paying the insurance companies for their care.
“I have spent my career as a fraud prosecutor and the depth of the fraud in Minnesota takes my breath away” Thompson said.
Frey must first accept the painful fact that these children were targeted because of their prayers, not despite them.