MN caregivers say vulnerable people will die amid CMS deferring Medicaid payments to the state because of fraud

MN caregivers say vulnerable people will die amid CMS deferring Medicaid payments to the state because of fraud

WASHINTGON – The Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services has deferred payments of up to $2 billion dollars in Medicaid funding to Minnesota this year amid fraud investigations. “If the state cannot get a handle on this fraud, as we find more, we intend to withhold more payments moving forward until the state cleans up its act,” CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz said on a video on social media. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1866EaEw2C/ Minnes…