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.
Breakdown
- 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