A national, county-by-county analysis of Medicaid and CHIP enrollment by Georgetown University and University of Minnesota researchers shows where proposed Medicaid cuts would hit hardest.

In their pursuit of slashing government spending, Congressional Republicans are taking a hard look at Medicaid. But a new report shows how this public health program is preventing care access from further eroding in rural Minnesota and elsewhere.

The head of Minnesota’s largest state agency is stepping down. Department of Human Services Commissioner Jodi Harpstead announced Monday that she’s leaving her role on Feb. 3. Harpstead was appointed to lead the agency in August 2019 by DFL Gov. Tim Walz. In a statement, Walz praised Harpstead’s work to reorganize DHS.

An ex-con who previously served time for his role in a murder case is accused of bilking $7.3 million from Medicaid in Minnesota by illegally running a health care company by posing as his own mother.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has announced charges against an ex-felon in a $7.3 million Medicaid fraud scheme. On Wednesday, Ellison’s office announced it had charged Chavis Willis, 46, with racketeering and five felony counts of theft by swindle.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Wednesday that his office has charged a Twin Cities man in connection with $7.3 million in Medicaid fraud. The charge comes as lawmakers and Gov. Tim Walz are proposing new ways to tackle persistent fraud in Minnesota’s public assistance programs ahead of the 2025 legislative session.

Investigators allege the Minneapolis man billed Medicaid through his company, 1-0 Granny’s Helpful Hands, for services it did not actually provide. The charges follow a similar case last month and come as the state looks to clamp down on entitlement program fraud.

Congressional Republicans are taking a hard look at Medicaid as they pursue spending cuts and a new report shows how the public health program is preventing care access from further eroding in rural North Dakota and elsewhere.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Minneapolis man accused of cheating Medicaid out of millions of dollars has been charged with racketeering and five felony counts of theft by swindle.

Access to health care when we need it most is something many of us have come to count on, but many communities are seeing cuts to services that limit that access.

The report highlights the potential harm for rural residents if Congress imposes drastic cuts to Medicaid as is reportedly being considered.

Amid a robust fraud crackdown in Minnesota government, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison outlined a new case Wednesday.