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The 14 high-risk Medicaid programs

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Source: KARE 11 · original.

Root source: https://www.kare11.com/article/news/investigations/fraud/minnesota-spent-20-billion-on-medicaid-programs-at-high-risk-for-fraud-since-2018/89-0e8c18d7-ab84-48f9-aa4d-fce3c7ebed63

What it establishes
$1.51B (2018) to $4.32B (2025); $20B since 2018. Thompson's file. The yearly table comes from a KARE 11 data-practices request, republished by the Freedom Foundation of Minnesota (Apr 13, 2026) and the Minnesota Reformer (Apr 21, 2026).

Context

$18Bbilled by the 14 high-risk programs since 2018, per the CMS pull Thompson read
half or moreThompson's reading of that file, December 18, 2025
$1.51B → $4.32Bthe 14 programs, 2018 to 2025
$6.1M → $443Mautism services (EIDBI), 2018 to 2025
~$250Mcharged loss in the meal case; Bock: 500 months, $243M restitution
64 → 36assistant U.S. attorneys in the Minnesota office
Program spending, millions of dollars. DHS extract via Freedom Foundation of Minnesota (Apr 13, 2026) and Minnesota Reformer (Apr 21, 2026). Blank years were not itemized.
01,0002,0003,0004,0002018201920202021202220232024202514 programs ($M)EIDBIICSHSSNight supervision

Charged dollars are the floor. The claims file is the measurement. They are different numbers and this site keeps them apart.