Shireen Gandhi, who took the helm at Minnesota’s Department of Human Services at a low point in the agency’s history amid ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has pitched a plan to transform Minnesota's Human Service Systems, in an effort to reimagine how the ...

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ST. PAUL — Lawmakers debated deep cuts to Minnesota’s Human Services budget last week as the state stares down a looming $6 billion budget deficit. Across the board, budget targets carve the deepest ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Department of Human Services is asking the public for feedback on the first significant update to childcare licensing standards since the 1980s. In 2021, the Minnesota ...

Minnesota Department of Human Services (MNDHS) officials skipped a key hearing this week held by a state House fraud prevention panel, earning the ire of its chairwoman as Gov. Tim Walz separately ...

The Minnesota Department of Human Services says it has developed a pre-payment system to flag potentially fraudulent Medicaid claims. In October, Gov. Tim Walz said the state would partner with Optum ...

The state of Minnesota is investigating 15 autism providers and has already completed other investigations, withheld payments due to credible fraud allegations and forwarded cases to law enforcement ...

I’ve been a leader at Ecumen St. Benedict’s Community for seven years, and I’ve never been more concerned about the future of long-term care in our community. The Minnesota Senate’s Human Services ...

Jodi Harpstead, commissioner of the Department of Human Services, will resign her post effective Feb. 3, according to the governor’s office. Jodi Harpstead was named the next commissioner of the ...

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has pitched a plan to transform Minnesota's Human Service Systems, reimagining how the state's Medicaid is administered by streamlining administrative functions and ...