ST ANTHONY, Minn. — Multiple companies. Hidden ownership ties and relationships. Millions in public grants and Medicaid dollars.
A KARE 11 Investigates review of Medicaid billing records, corporate filings, state, county, and city grant contracts, along with social media videos and document metadata, reveals a network of interconnected healthcare businesses billing government programs considered high-risk for fraud.
Clients tell KARE 11 some bills are for services they never received or were improperly provided.
Mystery Billing for Services Never Received
The investigation began with a tip from Erna Hammerschmidt…