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2025-2026 Minnesota Child Care Payments Freeze

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has framed the 2025–2026 freeze on Minnesota child care payments as an emergency anti-fraud action.

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Jan 12, 2026
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How have federal agencies changed childcare and Medicaid payment rules after the Minnesota investigations?

Federal agencies, led by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), have rolled back a Biden-era child care payment practice that allowed states to pay providers before verifying attendance an...

Jan 6, 2026

How has the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services justified the 2025–2026 freeze on Minnesota child care payments?

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has framed the 2025–2026 freeze on Minnesota child care payments as an emergency anti-fraud action: officials say allegations of widespread fraud in M...