Michael Weidner, Faye Bernstein testify of DHS's culture of Medicaid Fraud
It isn't surprising that another form of welfare fraud has been detected. Last week, Michael Weidner, the executive director of the Minnesota Paratransit Providers Association, testified in the Minnesota House . More accurately, he provided lots of explosive testimony to the House Fraud Prevention Committee. For instance, he testified that "Fraud is not new to NEMT. What is new is DHS’ complete lack of any attempt or desire to curb fraud. This DHS apathy is disgusting." Alpha News reported "NEMT rides have decreased by 62% amid increased scrutiny of fraud. 'That’s a 62% reduction in rides. Where did they go? They just vanished,' he said during a meeting of the House fraud committee last week. 'They weren’t picked up by any other nonemergency medical transportation department … It’s sad to say it but it seems like there’s at least 62% of the rides are fraudulent.'" The Minnesota Department of Human Services responded: "The Minnesota Departmen...