Minnesota officials launch fact-checking web page about Medicaid fraud – CBS News

A new web page dedicated to fact-checking claims about Medicaid fraud in Minnesota has been launched by the state’s Department of Human Services, officials said Wednesday.

The page aims to “correct misleading information and outright false claims” about Medicaid fraud, according to the state agency. As of Wednesday afternoon, it lists several claims followed by alleged facts in relation to each. State officials don’t attribute who said each assertion. 

“Speculation, intentional misinformation and amateur investigations will not stop fraud in our state,” Shireen Gandhi, temporary human services commissioner, said in a news release announcing the page. 

Medicaid provides health care for 1.2 million low-income Minnesotans, the state agency said.

Officials earlier this month announced they were mobilizing over 160 employees from other state agencies to examine and conduct site reviews….