Minnesota Among 7 Charged in Nation-Wide $6.5B Health-Care Fraud Takedown

Seven Minnesota Medicaid providers are among 455 people charged nationwide in a Department of Justice–led health care fraud takedown that alleges more than $6.5 billion in false billing across 45 states and territories. Local cases involve issues like unlicensed psychotherapy, billing for services not provided, and billing while out of the country. Minnesota’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit is prosecuting the seven cases, while DHS says it has stopped payments to hundreds of providers and referred numerous cases to law enforcement; state officials also note funding boosts for the MFCU to expand enforcement.