Minnesota Approved 364 New Care Facilities as Expert Warns Medicaid Fraud Persists
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 29
Minnesota Approved 364 New Care Facilities as Expert Warns Medicaid Fraud Persists
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 29
Summary
364 provisional assisted-living facilities were added in the past year, and policy fellow Bill Glahn said that pace shows Minnesota has not slowed fraud despite years of scandal.
About 20% of the state's roughly 2,500 licensed facilities started within the last year, Glahn said, urging a 90-day moratorium because the Department of Health is approving more than one new site a day.
An Aug. 17 criminal complaint against Salman Ahmed Elmi on eight felony theft counts tied to alleged Medicaid billing fraud was cited as proof the abuse is current, not historical; investigators also alleged links to former commercial sex properties.
Gov. Tim Walz's administration faces criticism for failing to fire officials or call a special session, though the Department of Human Services says it has frozen enrollment in 14 high-risk services and ended some programs.
Since early 2025, DHS said it has stopped payments to 747 Medicaid providers over credible fraud allegations and made 824 law-enforcement referrals, underscoring both the scale of enforcement and the persistence of the problem.