And here are the basic facts. Federal prosecutors alleged Thursday that Minnesota may have lost billions of dollars to fraud in its Medicaid program, the latest development in an ongoing investigation. As much as half, half, 50% of the roughly $18 billion Minnesota has spent since 2018 on 14 Medicaid programs particularly vulnerable to abuse may have been siphoned off by fraudsters. According to Assistant U.S. assistant Attorney Joe Thompson. Thompson made the remarks as prosecutors announced additional charges in the ongoing investigation of the staggering industrial scale fraud engulfing the state. (17:13–17:29)
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Asserts that up to 50% of $18 billion spent on Medicaid in Minnesota since 2018 may have been lost to fraud.
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