A former state prosecutor said the private insurance companies that manage most of the Medicaid care in Minnesota were also “asleep at the wheel" when it came to detecting fraud.

Lawmakers are cool on the governor’s proposal to move away from counties and nonprofit insurers to run Medicaid for 1.2 million Minnesotans.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) on Thursday unveiled a legislative package intended to mitigate fraud a day after the Trump administration paused $259.5 million in Medicaid funds for the North Star

Gov. Tim Walz is set to release a plan for taking on fraud in Minnesota during a Thursday morning news conference. Watch it here:

Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Dr. Mehmet Oz, had harsh words for several politicians while discussing Medicaid fraud, specifically singling out Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz,