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The executive order establishes a centralized state fraud investigations unit under the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. (Anthony Soufflé/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

Walz's plans include launching an artificial intelligence pilot program to flag potential problems early; increasing the attorney general's Medicaid Fraud Unit with nine new staff positions ...

Adding nine staff members to the Attorney General’s Medicaid fraud unit. • Giving agencies expanded authority to stop payments from going to people and entities suspected, charged, or ...

The future of Montana Medicaid is poised to be one of the most ... spend $150 million to expand the low-security housing units at the Montana State Prison outside Deer Lodge to net 500 new beds ...

He’s also asking to add nine members to the Medicaid fraud unit under the Attorney General’s office. Gov. Tim Walz speaks ahead of signing an executive order at the Minnesota Capitol on Friday.

creating a Fraud and Financial Crimes Unit and creating an expanded Medicaid Fraud Team under the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Unit. State agencies will gain expanded powers to stop ...

Health care insurance fraud, particularly Medicare and Medicaid fraud, stands out as the most financially burdensome, followed by life insurance and property and casualty fraud. The impact of ...

Among the proposals Walz intends to have introduced this session: Adding nine staff members to the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud unit. Give agencies expanded authority to stop payments from ...

The executive order will also add nine members to the Medicaid fraud unit under the Attorney General’s Office and grant state agencies more authority to block payments set to go out to those ...