Minnesota lawmakers, governor vow action next session in wake of allegations of Medicaid fraud at autism centers
Plans are being made at the state capitol after federal investigators accused two Minnesota autism centers of fraud and raided their offices Thursday.
FBI searches Star Autism in St. Cloud as Medicaid fraud investigation widens
The FBI served search warrants Thursday at two autism treatment providers, as part of a wide-ranging Medicaid fraud investigation first reported by the Reformer in June. The search warrants were served at Smart Therapy Center in Minneapolis and Star ...
FBI raids Minnesota autism treatment centers for alleged fraud, notes ties to Feeding Our Future case
The FBI raided autism treatment centers in Minneapolis and St. Cloud for alleged fraud, and tie them to the Feeding Our Future case.
FBI searching autism centers in Minneapolis, St. Cloud after finding ‘substantial evidence’ of health care fraud
Federal law enforcement suspects many autism centers are billing the state for services not actually provided to young Minnesotans with autism spectrum disorder.
FBI raids at Minnesota autism centers connected to Feeding Our Future fraud
They took taxpayer dollars to care for vulnerable children, but investigators say they pocketed that cash instead. The FBI secured and seized boxes of evidence from two autism centers Thursday. We're learning these raids are connected to another massive fraud case.
FBI raids MN autism treatment centers
FBI agents raided autism treatment centers in Minneapolis and St. Cloud Thursday morning. The raids could be part of a broader investigation, with search warrants indicating that the raids are part of an investigation into possible Medicaid fraud.
Minnesota Gov. Walz calls for tougher Medicaid fraud penalties as FBI investigates autism centers
Gov. Tim Walz called Thursday for Minnesota to increase criminal penalties for Medicaid fraud in response to the FBI’s investigation into autism service providers. The FBI searched at least two Minnesota autism centers Thursday as it investigated “substantial evidence” of fraudulent Medicaid claims made by many companies participating in the state program.
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Lawmakers plan to take action following federal fraud investigation
Findings laid out in a more than 60-page federal search warrant have the attention of Minnesota lawmakers on both sides of ...
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Pennsylvania attorney general charges Lower Merion home health care business with Medicaid fraud
The Medicaid program is designed to help vulnerable people in the Commonwealth, not line the pockets of those who ...
NJ nursing home accused of massive Medicaid scam, abuse of residents
Squalid conditions and substandard care went hand-in-hand with massive fraud at a New Jersey nursing home that bilked ...
Raleigh drug clinic pays $825K to settle Medicaid fraud case with attorney general
The Carter Clinic was accused of billing for drug tests and counseling services that were unnecessary and not correctly ...
Feds serve search warrants in autism fraud investigation
The FBI served search warrants Thursday at two autism treatment providers, as part of a wide-ranging Medicaid fraud ...
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Virginia fraud unit work leads to McKinsey's $650 million opioid settlement
Virginia’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit’s investigation into the global consulting firm McKinsey & Co.’s role in the ...
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State watchdog finds millions of dollars in fraud at ‘New Jersey’s worst nursing home’
State Medicaid fraud investigators found a years-long scheme at a Bridgeton nursing home they say illicitly enriched its ...