HHS funding guidelines to change in wake of childcare fraud allegations

HHS funding guidelines to change in wake of childcare fraud allegations

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) aiming to change the guidelines from the Biden era that allowed states to pay childcare providers without verifying attendance. This move aims to prevent waste, fraud and abuse in federally funded state childcare programs. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. emphasized

FINALLY! HHS Shuts Down Childcare Fraud Scheme

HHS Shuts Down Childcare Fraud Scheme The Department of Health and Human Services moved quickly this week to roll back parts of the Biden-era child care rule that critics say opened the door to massive abuse. Under the change, HHS — through the Administration for Children and Families — is rescinding provisions of the 2024 Child Care and Development Fund rule that allowed states to pay providers without verifying attendance. The agency says that…