Home > Programs Invite Fraud > 14 High-Risk Minnesota Medicaid Programs ($18B Billed)14 High-Risk Minnesota Medicaid Programs ($18B Billed)
Author: Minnesota Medicaid Transparency Project | Last updated: March 15, 2026
14 high-risk Medicaid programs — $18B billed, 5,800 providers, 245D licensing gaps. DHS and MCO fraud detection scores C-.
Part of the Minnesota Medicaid Transparency Project — an independent, data-driven investigation of $23 billion in annual Medicaid spending across 87 counties.
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