Medicaid-fraud charges in Minnesota are just the tip of the iceberg

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New Medicaid-fraud charges in Minnesota are just the tip of the iceberg
By Post Editorial Board
May 22, 2026

The more you look for welfare fraud, the more you find — especially in Democratic states.

Take Minnesota: On Thursday, the feds charged another 15 people with $90 million worth of fraud connected with the North Star State’s Medicaid programs.

That includes the “largest autism fraud case ever,” per Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald.
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And it’s just one state — total estimates of Medicaid fraud nationwide run as high as $120 billion a year.
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Last week, Vice President JD Vance announced a freeze on $1.3 billion in federal reimbursements to California hospices, “because the state of California has not taken fraud very seriously.”

Dr. Mehmet Oz, who oversees Medicare and Medicaid, suspects about half of Los Angeles-area hospices “are fraudulent.”

In New York, the Empire Center’s Bill Hammond has pointed to millions in Medicaid scams.

Democrats are always pushing to boost spending on these programs, claiming it’s vital for the needy.

Yet somehow, much of the cash ends up in the hands of their political allies, donors — or outright fraudsters — rather than those in need.

It’s enough to make you think that’s the plan.

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