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Former Auditor: Minnesota's Fraud Oversight is Severely Lacking

12/31/2025

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Jim Nobles, former Minnesota legislative auditor, writes in an op-ed that oversight of fraud in Medicaid and Child Care Assistance Program is inadequate and fraud is likely higher than reported.
Nobles calls for accountability from Governor Tim Walz, who disputes fraud estimates.
The United States Department of Health and Human Services has frozen federal child care payments to Minnesota amid fraud, following Walz's hiring of a Director of Program Integrity.

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Jim Nobles, former Minnesota legislative auditor, writes in an op-ed that oversight of fraud in Medicaid and Child Care Assistance Program is inadequate and fraud is likely higher than reported.
Nobles calls for accountability from Governor Tim Walz, who disputes fraud estimates.
The United States Department of Health and Human Services has frozen federal child care payments to Minnesota amid fraud, following Walz's hiring of a Director of Program Integrity.