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12. Full document available on the Federal Register website:
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00512.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00512.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov
January 13, 2026 at 3:56 AM
12. Full document available on the Federal Register website:
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00512.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00512.pdf
11. CMS to Gov. Walz: “The quarterly withholding will be … estimated as $515,154,947.56, or an alternative substantiated amount.”
January 13, 2026 at 3:56 AM
11. CMS to Gov. Walz: “The quarterly withholding will be … estimated as $515,154,947.56, or an alternative substantiated amount.”
10. CMS to Gov. Walz: “Subject to an opportunity for a hearing, CMS will withhold a portion of FFP [federal financial participation] from the Minnesota Medicaid quarterly claim of expenditures … until [MN is in compliance with] federal requirements.”
January 13, 2026 at 3:56 AM
10. CMS to Gov. Walz: “Subject to an opportunity for a hearing, CMS will withhold a portion of FFP [federal financial participation] from the Minnesota Medicaid quarterly claim of expenditures … until [MN is in compliance with] federal requirements.”
9. The back pages of the CMS document include a letter from CMS to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, dated January 6.
January 13, 2026 at 3:56 AM
9. The back pages of the CMS document include a letter from CMS to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, dated January 6.
8. CMS document: “CMS has ... found that Minnesota’s policies, practices, and oversight mechanisms violate federal regulations at 42 CFR Part 455, Subpart A”
January 13, 2026 at 3:55 AM
8. CMS document: “CMS has ... found that Minnesota’s policies, practices, and oversight mechanisms violate federal regulations at 42 CFR Part 455, Subpart A”
7. CMS document: “The withholding will end when the Minnesota Medicaid agency fully and satisfactorily implements a corrective action plan (CAP) to bring its program integrity operations into compliance with federal requirements.”
January 13, 2026 at 3:55 AM
7. CMS document: “The withholding will end when the Minnesota Medicaid agency fully and satisfactorily implements a corrective action plan (CAP) to bring its program integrity operations into compliance with federal requirements.”
6. CMS document: “This finding will be the basis for withholding federal financial participation (FFP) from Minnesota’s Medicaid program, as described in more detail in the letter below.”
January 13, 2026 at 3:55 AM
6. CMS document: “This finding will be the basis for withholding federal financial participation (FFP) from Minnesota’s Medicaid program, as described in more detail in the letter below.”
5. CMS document: “[The] Minnesota Medicaid agency fails to adequately identify, prevent, and address fraud, waste, and abuse in its Medicaid program.”
January 13, 2026 at 3:54 AM
5. CMS document: “[The] Minnesota Medicaid agency fails to adequately identify, prevent, and address fraud, waste, and abuse in its Medicaid program.”
4. The document announces an “administrative hearing concerning the finding of the Administrator of [CMS] that the State of Minnesota is substantially out of compliance … in administering its Medicaid state plan.”
January 13, 2026 at 3:54 AM
4. The document announces an “administrative hearing concerning the finding of the Administrator of [CMS] that the State of Minnesota is substantially out of compliance … in administering its Medicaid state plan.”
3. CMS document: “Notice of Opportunity for Hearing on Compliance of Minnesota State Plan Provisions Concerning Program Integrity and Fraud, Waste, and Abuse With Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act”
January 13, 2026 at 3:53 AM
3. CMS document: “Notice of Opportunity for Hearing on Compliance of Minnesota State Plan Provisions Concerning Program Integrity and Fraud, Waste, and Abuse With Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act”
2. Link contains a “public inspection document” from CMS to to be published in the federal register on 1/14/26.
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00512.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00512.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov
January 13, 2026 at 3:53 AM
2. Link contains a “public inspection document” from CMS to to be published in the federal register on 1/14/26.
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00512.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00512.pdf
1. Public inspection notice currently available on Federal Register: “Opportunity for Hearing on Compliance of Minnesota State Plan Provisions Concerning Program Integrity and Fraud, Waste, and Abuse With Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act”
www.federalregister.gov/public-inspe...
www.federalregister.gov/public-inspe...
Public Inspection: Opportunity for Hearing on Compliance of Minnesota State Plan Provisions Concerning Program Integrity and Fraud, Waste, and Abuse With Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Ac...
Opportunity for Hearing on Compliance of Minnesota State Plan Provisions Concerning Program Integrity and Fraud, Waste, and Abuse With Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act
www.federalregister.gov
January 13, 2026 at 3:53 AM
1. Public inspection notice currently available on Federal Register: “Opportunity for Hearing on Compliance of Minnesota State Plan Provisions Concerning Program Integrity and Fraud, Waste, and Abuse With Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act”
www.federalregister.gov/public-inspe...
www.federalregister.gov/public-inspe...
From the PRM archives: “The Minnesota Medicaid controversy: A history told through documents”
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publicrecordmedia.substack.com/p/the-minnes...
The Minnesota Medicaid controversy: A history told through documents
Originally published April 17, 2013
publicrecordmedia.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:52 AM
From the PRM archives: “The Minnesota Medicaid controversy: A history told through documents”
publicrecordmedia.substack.com/p/the-minnes...
publicrecordmedia.substack.com/p/the-minnes...
27. Since 2020, PRM has been developing a document-based history of the 2020 civil unrest, which PRM will complete and publish once the DPS documents are released.
January 8, 2026 at 7:16 PM
27. Since 2020, PRM has been developing a document-based history of the 2020 civil unrest, which PRM will complete and publish once the DPS documents are released.
26. The case number for Public Record Media v. Minnesota Department of Public Safety is 62-cv-24-5264. PRM’s motion and related materials are available on the docket.
January 8, 2026 at 7:16 PM
26. The case number for Public Record Media v. Minnesota Department of Public Safety is 62-cv-24-5264. PRM’s motion and related materials are available on the docket.
25. Both parties have maintained their positions on the Sydnee Woods e-mails, which remain before Judge Smith for review.
January 8, 2026 at 7:16 PM
25. Both parties have maintained their positions on the Sydnee Woods e-mails, which remain before Judge Smith for review.
24. After PRM submitted its motion to the court, DPS agreed to lift many of the redactions made to the riot-era documents when those documents are released.
January 8, 2026 at 7:16 PM
24. After PRM submitted its motion to the court, DPS agreed to lift many of the redactions made to the riot-era documents when those documents are released.
23. Substantial redactions were made to the Sydnee Woods e-mails, but smaller numbers of redactions were also made to documents dating from the week of the 2020 civil unrest.
January 8, 2026 at 7:15 PM
23. Substantial redactions were made to the Sydnee Woods e-mails, but smaller numbers of redactions were also made to documents dating from the week of the 2020 civil unrest.
22. Through its recent motion, PRM has challenged the use of attorney-client privilege to withhold the entire contents of the Woods e-mails.
January 8, 2026 at 7:15 PM
22. Through its recent motion, PRM has challenged the use of attorney-client privilege to withhold the entire contents of the Woods e-mails.
21. Under its settlement agreement, PRM and DPS agree that PRM is able to contest redactions made in the presented documents.
January 8, 2026 at 7:15 PM
21. Under its settlement agreement, PRM and DPS agree that PRM is able to contest redactions made in the presented documents.
20. Other than the e-mail header and footer information, the bodies of all the e-mail messages were entirely redacted by DPS, on the grounds of attorney-client privilege.
January 8, 2026 at 7:15 PM
20. Other than the e-mail header and footer information, the bodies of all the e-mail messages were entirely redacted by DPS, on the grounds of attorney-client privilege.
19. DPS did not acknowledge or respond to PRM’s request until over two years later.
January 8, 2026 at 7:15 PM
19. DPS did not acknowledge or respond to PRM’s request until over two years later.
18. E-mails reveal that on December 7, 2022 and other dates, Sydnee Woods of DPS corresponded with staff from the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office.
January 8, 2026 at 7:14 PM
18. E-mails reveal that on December 7, 2022 and other dates, Sydnee Woods of DPS corresponded with staff from the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office.
17. Documents show that DPS officials likewise corresponded with staff of the Wilder Foundation in November and December of 2022, in the wake of PRM’s follow-up requests.
January 8, 2026 at 7:14 PM
17. Documents show that DPS officials likewise corresponded with staff of the Wilder Foundation in November and December of 2022, in the wake of PRM’s follow-up requests.
16. Messages were exchanged between then-DPS data practices compliance official Woods, then-Commissioner John Harrington, and other top DPS staff on August 23.
January 8, 2026 at 7:14 PM
16. Messages were exchanged between then-DPS data practices compliance official Woods, then-Commissioner John Harrington, and other top DPS staff on August 23.