The Minnesota Department of Human Services ended its Medicaid-funded housing assistance program on Friday as federal prosecutions continue in what authorities have described as a “massive” fraud scheme that cost the state millions.

DHS received final approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to terminate the program on Oct. 24, nearly two months after filing the initial request.

Housing Stabilization Services, a first-of-its-kind program launched in 2020, used Medicaid dollars to help the elderly and people with disabilities at risk of homelessness find and pay for housing. People with mental illness and addiction problems also were eligible.

But some providers acquired names and other information from facilities like addiction treatment centers to file false and infl

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