Fact-check · Oct 30, 2026 · Scott Bessent
“30%, almost one in three of all the people providing services in Minnesota could not be revalidated”
FALSE
What the record shows
Minnesota DHS revalidated 2,061 of 5,583 high-risk Medicaid providers by May 31, 2026 deadline. 3,411 (61%) could not be revalidated; 111 removed from review; 59 referred to OIG.
Claim states 30% could not be revalidated. Actual figure is 61% (3,411 of 5,583 providers). The speaker's figure is materially incorrect—roughly half the actual failure rate.
Sources
- Minnesota Revalidate 2026
- Burcum: Remediation, not just retribution, key for state’s fraud-plagued assistance programs
- Fighting fraud, waste and abuse - Minnesota.gov
- Minnesota Revalidate Provider FAQ / mn.gov/dhs
- Revalidation of ‘High-Risk’ Medicaid Providers: Early Lessons from Minnesota
- Fact check / mn.gov/dhs
From: Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent Holds a Fraud Task Force Press Conference in St. Cloud, MN
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