Minnesota's new Medicaid fraud prevention fix won't make 'any difference,' former FBI agent says

Minnesota officials are adding an extra layer of verification to payments from high-risk Medicaid programs, a move one former law enforcement official says won’t make "any" difference as federal authorities allege taxpayers in the state have lost more than $9 billion to fraud since 2018.

The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) announced an additional layer of verification will be added to payments from Medicaid programs that have a high risk of potential fraud. As part of the audit process...