Minnesota Medicaid Fraud Crackdown Threatens Disability Support Services

Minnesota is intensifying federal and state efforts to combat Medicaid fraud, particularly targeting 14 high-risk, state-funded programs including those providing services to individuals with disabilities. This crackdown has resulted in audits and potential funding pauses, causing concern among providers such as Learnability, a nonprofit offering in-home care for severely disabled clients, which faces operational challenges if funding is reduced. Legislative and executive officials emphasize the necessity of these enforcement actions to ensure Medicaid resources reach the intended recipients and address significant fraud losses impacting taxpayers. Additionally, Minnesota has implemented a two-year moratorium on new group home licenses for the disabled to reinforce program integrity.