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Medicaid fraud in Minnesota

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A Fox 9 investigation has uncovered extensive Medicaid fraud in Minnesota, focusing on the case of Nazaro Takal, who pleaded guilty to orchestrating a multi-million dollar scheme.

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  • Nazaro Takal pleaded guilty to orchestrating a multi-million dollar Medicaid fraud scheme 25s
  • UCARE failed to stop payments to agencies linked to Takal despite fraud allegations 35s
  • Takal continued receiving payments for two years after being banned by UCARE 1m 16s
  • Court records show UCARE issued $600,000 in overpayments post-ban 2m 26s
  • Governor Walz proposes removing private insurers from Medicaid to improve oversight 3m 43s
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