MN Legislator: Feds About to Expand Fraud Probe of Walz Admin

In July, Robbins sent a letter to HHS-OIG saying fraud has occurred in several Minnesota Medicaid-funded programs such as Housing Stabilization Services, non-emergency medical transportation, recovery services, and an autism program.

At the time, the GOP lawmaker said fraud has been “unchecked for years” and the federal government needed to step in and conduct a “comprehensive audit” of the Minnesota Department of Human Services’ (DHS) Medicaid-funded programs.

Robbins said HHS-OIG informed her on Friday that a federal audit of the state’s Medicaid-funded autism therapy services is already underway and the investigation may expand to include the issues she raised in her July letter.