ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Governor Tim Walz has ordered a third-party review of Medicaid billing through the state's Department of Human Services as two major fraud investigations are underway .

Medicaid billing audit in MN

What we know:

The governor's office announced it would move forward with a third-party audit of Medicaid billing through the Department of Human Services.

The audit will be performed by Optum, which will review claims and flag potential issues for DHS to follow up on. Optum will look for improper claims, missing documentation, high billing patterns, and other inconsistencies, a release from the governor's office states.

What's next:

The state says claims flagged by Optum will be checked by DHS and suspected improper claims will be referred to the Office of Ins

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