Oz Threatens Minnesota Medicaid Funding Over Fraud Claims

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will cut off federal funding to Minnesota’s Medicaid program in 60 days if the state does not meet a set of conditions after allegations of fraud, CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz posts on X.

• Minnesota must provide CMS with weekly updates on how the state is stopping fraud, freeze enrollment of all high-risk providers for six months, confirm legitimacy of providers and send CMS a corrective action plan, Oz writes in post
• NOTE: The New York Times reported on fraud in Minnesota government programs that could total up to $1 billion

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