US EditionMinnesota's Fraud Crisis "Can Be Fixed" Despite Half-Century of Issues, Walz-Appointed Investigator Says
The roadmap highlights decades of vulnerabilities and urges nine pillars of reform to protect taxpayer funds and restore trust, with potential $1 billion savings in four years.
- On Monday, Tim O'Malley, Director of Program Integrity, released a 56-page Roadmap to Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention at a St. Paul news conference, saying he has independence to follow the facts.
- Reviewing decades of audits, the roadmap shows vulnerabilities dating back to the 1970s and blames Minnesota state agencies' failures on inadequate accountability and a culture favoring compassion over compliance.
- The plan outlines nine reform pillars with recommendations for proactive prevention, including stronger provider and enrollee screening, technology modernization, an independent oversight monitor, and an Executive Branch Compliance Committee.
- Earlier this month, a Walz-ordered third-party audit found policy changes could safeguard $1 billion over four years, and the recommendations will be considered by the Minnesota Legislature.
- But officials pushed back, noting former U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson's loss estimates ranged from hundreds of millions to at least $9 billion, creating political fallout.
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Gov. Tim Walz fraud czar: ‘Inadequate accountability’ fed problem for decades
A new report examining fraud risk in Minnesota government programs describes longstanding vulnerabilities dating back to the 1970s and repeated inaction by state leaders despite nearly a half-century of warnings. Gov. Tim Walz’s director of Program Integrity, Tim O’Malley, on Monday released what he described as a “roadmap” to address those vulnerabilities, which he said […]
Minnesota's fraud crisis "can be fixed" despite half-century of issues, Walz-appointed investigator says
The man tasked by Gov. Tim Walz with investigating the causes of and solutions to Minnesota's ongoing fraud problem says the root of the issue goes back half a century, but the problems are fixable.
Minnesota fraud fight needs long-term overhaul, failures date back to the 1970s, integrity director says
ST. PAUL — Newly appointed State Program Integrity Director Tim O’Malley gave an update on a “roadmap” to address fraud Minnesota state programs in the long term on Monday, Feb. 23. The roadmap includes recommendations to state agencies, the executive branch and the Legislature for how to combat fraud in the long term and broadly recommends nine steps: Leadership, accountability and culture Program processes and controls Administrative, inves…
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