From KTTC,
Minnesota Dept. of Human Services to ramp up unannounced site visits in effort to cut down on fraud.
Better late than never, I guess. KTTC reports,
State Medicaid Director John Connolly said the agency has reached out to the roughly 40,000 state employees in Minnesota, hoping to find 168 new faces to aid in the push.
Minnesota Reformer adds
The site checks are part of a new effort by the state to “revalidate” all 5,800 providers of 13 Medicaid services deemed high-risk for fraud, waste and abuse by DHS. Revalidation involves reviewing provider documents and owners’ background checks, visiting providers in person, and conducting screening reviews before and after in-person visits.
DHS hopes to begin site visits as early as this month. It’s part of an effort to stave off the suspension of $2 billion in Medicaid payments to the state on account of noncompliance.
The sending out of the 168 sounds almost biblical in its conception. Shutting down the useless program among the 13 would be much simpler.
