House Oversight Committee Widens Scope on Somali-Led Health Contractor

House Oversight Committee widens scope on Somali-led health contractor

Gateway Community Financial denies wrongdoing despite having its Medicaid payments from a Maine state agency shut off

JUST IN: Blue State Suspends Payments To Somali ‘Charity’ After More Fraud Is Discovered

Maine health officials have suspended payments to a nonprofit serving Somalians after a third audit found the group had overpaid by more than $1 million in taxpayer-funded Medicaid funds. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services has temporarily suspended all payments to Gateway Community Services following a review that found the organization was overpaid […] The post JUST IN: Blue State Suspends Payments To Somali ‘Charity’ After More …

JUST IN: Blue State Suspends Payments To Somali 'Charity' After More Fraud Is Discovered

Maine health officials have suspended payments to a nonprofit serving Somalians after a third audit found the group had overpaid by more than $1 million in taxpayer-funded Medicaid funds. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services has temporarily suspended all payments to Gateway Community Services following a review that found the organization was overpaid $1,068,598 between March 2021 and December 2022. A DHHS spokesperson told 8 Invest…

Maine pauses Medicaid to Somali ‘charity’ after audit uncovers fraud

Turns out, the Somali fraud scandal is not limited to the state of Minnesota alone, as the Maine Department of Health and Human Services has reportedly suspended […]

Maine stops payments to healthcare provider amid fraud allegations

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services has stopped MaineCare payments to Gateway Community Services while it investigates fraud allegations. Photo by Michael Shepherd of the Bangor Daily News.This story appears as part of a collaboration between The Maine Monitor and Maine Focus, the investigative team of the Bangor Daily News, a partnership to strengthen investigative journalism in Maine. You can show your support for this effort wit…

Maine suspends Medicaid payments to Somali charity after audits uncover more than $1M in fraud

Red flags were raised by Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, who warned the U.S. Treasury of welfare fraud being committed by Gateway.