Minnesota Medicaid Revalidation System Creates Headache

In rush to meet federal deadline, Minnesota cuts funding to 60% of providers in 13 Medicaid programs

The Minnesota Department of Human Services cut off funding to more than 3,000 care providers across 13 Medicaid services in its sweeping “revalidation” effort — a four-month audit of roughly 5,500 providers made in response to heightened federal scrutiny over…

MN fraud: Minnesota DHS notifies 3,400+ Medicaid providers they face removal

The Minnesota Department of Human Services has notified more then 3,400 providers that they are facing removal as the state completes a massive revalidation effort while it battles with the federal government over $2 billion in funding.

Clients suffering as Minnesota revalidates 5,000 Medicaid providers amid fraud crisis

Minnesota state officials are feeling pressure from the federal government, working to revalidate thousands of Medicaid providers who operate in programs that are at high-risk for fraud.

Minnesota Medicaid revalidation system creates headache

DULUTH — Several local healthcare service providers saw their Minnesota Health Care Programs status terminated this week as part of the Minnesota Revalidate 2026 initiative designed to curb fraud among "high-risk" entities. The state launched the initiative as part of a revalidation effort aimed at Medicaid service providers, following Governor Tim Walz’s Oct. 29, 2025, directive for a third-party audit of Medicaid billing practices. The measure…

Over 50% of Medicaid providers in 'high-risk' programs have been disenrolled so far

Share This StoryMore than 50% of providers enrolled in “high-risk” state-run, Medicaid-funded programs have been disenrolled since February, according to new figures from the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS). Earlier this year, federal authorities threatened to withhold Medicaid funds from Minnesota if the state failed to address fraud in state programs. In turn, Minnesota agreed to review every Medicaid provider in 13 state programs…

In rush to meet federal deadline, Minnesota cuts funding to 60% of providers in 13 Medicaid programs - The Mexico Ledger

The Elmer L. Andersen Human Services Building in St. Paul, MN Thursday Jan. 15, 2026. (Photo by Alyssa Chen/Minnesota Reformer)The Minnesota Department of Human Services cut off funding to more than 3,000 care providers across 13 Medicaid services in its sweeping “revalidation” effort — a four-month screening of roughly 5,500 providers made in response to heightened federal scrutiny over fraud in Minnesota’s social services. Providers that had p…