Shelli Marthaler’s job is to connect people on Medicaid with the healthcare they need.
Marthaler said that she has worked for Kandiyohi County for 26 years because her clients are often her neighbors. She feels good when they can access services like having a nurse come to their home, or finding the right counselor to address their mental health.
But during the first week of June, these clients told Marthaler they were scared. In a move to show the Trump administration they are taking action on fraud, the Minnesota Department of Human Services disenrolled an astonishing 3,411 healthcare providers from the ability to bill Medicaid.
can still get reimbursed for treating Medicaid patients.
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