State Intelligence — Minnesota
Signals referencing this state across all sources.
9 signals
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Former Optum director sentenced to three years in prison for defrauding company
A former senior director of data analytics at Optum has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for creating a no-show job for a friend and pocketing kickbacks from their salary. Karan Gupta, 48, of Walnut Creek, Calif., was sentenced Aug. 24 by U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez in Minnesota, according to an Aug. […] The post Former Optum director sentenced to three years in prison for defrauding company appeared first on Becker's Payer Issues | Payer News .
Optum MinnesotaUnitedHealthcare · 34 signals · last 30 days -
Investors renew fight against UnitedHealth, claiming $237M in insider stock sales
UnitedHealth Group shareholders are renewing pressure on the company in an amended complaint, filed Aug. 7 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. An initial complaint from July 2024 focused on concerns over the “firewall” between UnitedHealthcare and Optum. UnitedHealth established the policy in 2022 amid a Justice Department challenge of the […] The post Investors renew fight against UnitedHealth, claiming $237M in insider stock sales appeared first on Becker's Payer Issue...
UnitedHealthcare · 34 signals · last 30 days -
Weaponizing Fraud Against Medicaid in California and Minnesota: Another Quarter, Another Round of Deferrals
At a July 21 press conference, CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz announced that his agency was deferring payment of $1.1 billion in federal Medicaid matching funds to California and Minnesota “pending review of high-risk claims in crackdown on fraud.” The amount of the California deferral was $867.5 million; the Minnesota deferral, $199.0 million. CMS has previously taken […]
Policy / Regulatory Changes · 67 signals · last 30 days -
Trump administration says it’s deferring $1B in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota
The Trump administration said it was deferring more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to Minnesota and California because of “suspected fraud and noncompliance.”
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Trump admin pausing over $1B in Medicaid payments to California, Minnesota
The funding freezes are due to “suspected fraud and noncompliance,” U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a Tuesday press conference.
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CMS withholds $1B in Medicaid payments from California, Minnesota
The government is pausing the payments due to what federal officials called "suspected fraud and noncompliance."
Policy / Regulatory Changes · 67 signals · last 30 days -
HHS defers $1B+ in Medicaid funds to Minnesota, California
HHS and CMS are deferring more than $1 billion in federal Medicaid funds to Minnesota and California, agency officials confirmed July 21. The agencies said they are deferring approximately $867.5 million in payments to California and $199 million to Minnesota after financial reviews flagged claims that require additional assessment before the release of matching funds. […] The post HHS defers $1B+ in Medicaid funds to Minnesota, California appeared first on Becker's Payer Issues | Payer News .
Policy / Regulatory Changes · 67 signals · last 30 days -
Revalidation of ‘High-Risk’ Medicaid Providers: Early Lessons from Minnesota
On April 23, the CMS Administrator, Dr. Mehmet Oz, issued a letter to State Medicaid Directors “formally asking that your state develop and submit a comprehensive two-year provider revalidation (PR) strategy….” This SMD is not posted on Medicaid.gov with all the other SMDs, but you can view it on the Fox News website. The state […]
Policy / Regulatory Changes · 67 signals · last 30 days -
Beyond Minnesota: Four Medicaid Services Vulnerable to Fraud and the Case for Stronger CMS Enforcement
The post Beyond Minnesota: Four Medicaid Services Vulnerable to Fraud and the Case for Stronger CMS Enforcement appeared first on Paragon Health Institute .
Policy / Regulatory Changes · 67 signals · last 30 days