Walz proposes state takeover of Medicaid funds with agency responsible for fraud crisis

Published March 13, 2026 9:56pm ET



Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) has proposed a multimillion-dollar plan for the Minnesota government to take over the handling of locally administered Medicaid funds, placing in charge the state agency that was responsible for allowing healthcare fraud to proliferate.

Walz unveiled the costly proposal, which would drastically shift oversight duties from counties across the state onto the Minnesota Department of Human Services, during a Tuesday press conference.

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