Medicare & Medicaid Proposes Withholding Federal Funds From Minnesota Medicaid Over Fraud Oversight Failures
January 18, 2026
January 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced an opportunity for an administrative hearing regarding findings that Minnesota is out of compliance with federal Medicaid program integrity requirements. The agency determined that the Minnesota Medicaid agency has failed to adequately identify, prevent, and address fraud, waste, and abuse within its program, violating the Social Security Act and federal regulation . . .