ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Tim Walz announced a third-party audit of billing for 14 high-risk Medicaid services, pausing payments for up to 90 days to detect suspicious activity and ensure proper use of public funds. “We cannot effectively deliver programs and services if they don’t have the backing of the public’s trust. In order to restore that trust we are pumping the brakes on 14 programs that were created to help the most disadvantaged among us, yet have become the target of criminal activity,” said Governor Walz. “If you attempt to defraud our public programs and steal taxpayer dollars out from under the people who need them most – you will be stopped, and you will be held accountable.” The Department of Human Services (DHS) partnered with Optum to analyze Medicaid fee-for-se

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