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Fraud committee looks at Medicaid eligibility, future funds

Shireen Gandhi, temporary commissioner of the Department of Human Services, testifies before the House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee July 8. (Photo by Michele Jokinen)

More than 1 million Minnesotans receive assistance via the state’s Medicaid program and the state spends upwards of $20 billion annually in a state that has approximately 300,000 providers.

“Medical care, therapy, treatment, housing and other services that allow people to stay healthy and contribute to the economy,” said Shireen Gandhi, temporary commissioner at the Department of Human Services.

“We know that fraud hurts the people who need these services. Program integrity work is a high priority for DHS,” she continued.

James Clark has been the department’s inspector general since March after nearly a decade of investigating Medicaid fraud at the attorney general’s office.


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