Garage Logic
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Feb 5, 2025
Yesterday, KARE-11 TV ran a new story in their investigative series on the addiction treatment industry in Minnesota. This time, KARE-11 uncovers what appears to be a massive overbilling scandal involving the large addiction treatment nonprofit NUWAY.The NBC affiliate’s latest findings build on their earlier investigation into Evergreen Recovery, which eventually led to federal criminal charges now being prosecuted.With NUWAY, concerns do not appear to have anything to do with quality.Instead, KARE-11 reports that NUWAY had been taking advantage of a regulatory loophole, since closed by the Dept. of Human Services (DHS). Through a combination of creative accounting and clock management, NUWAY was able to, for example, bill the government five hours for only four hours of services provided.How much money was involved? KARE-11 cites an internal NUWAY estimate:Her email detailed the double billing process and estimated that NUWAY had overbilled $58 million in less than three years.KARE-11 reports that the loophole being abused was eventually closed by DHS, but not until September 2024.I’m sure we haven’t heard the last of NUWAY.Meanwhile, KSTP’s Jay Kolls continues to follow up on his reporting on the years-long fraud scandal in Minnesota’s Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). His bombshell report on Tuesday became the subject of a state Senate committee meeting on Thursday morning.
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What do you know Walz and Minnesota have a big problem. Why is it always in blue States?