The Minnesota Department of Human Services recently suspended payments to 11 providers that serve adults with disabilities over "credible allegations" of fraud, according to a letter written by Temporary Commissioner Shireen Gandhi and obtained by WCCO.

According to the letter addressed to state lawmakers, the payments to 11 providers with the Integrated Community Supports program were stopped between Sept. 4 and Sept. 23.

"The payment withholds for these 11 ICS providers extend to all affiliated services, resulting in suspended payments to an additional 17 providers," Gandhi said in the letter.

ICS is a Medicaid service that provides training and help to adults with disabilities who live in a "unit of a provider-controlled ICS setting," according to the state's DHS website . Training

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