New Minneapolis Medicaid facility stalled amid provider purge
Accord Health Services' new 61-bed recuperative care facility on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis cannot accept patients because its Medicaid validation remains incomplete amid a statewide provider re-verification purge.[1]
The 18,000-square-foot, multi-level facility was slated to open this fall for people experiencing homelessness who need a step-down setting after hospital stays.[1] Staff say the incomplete validation has triggered a spike in calls from patients and referral sources seeking placements the site cannot yet provide.[1] The operator says state regulators have deemed recuperative care "high risk" and likened the fraud sweep to catching "dolphins" while looking for "sharks." FOX 9
Minnesota dropped more than 3,400 Medicaid providers last week during a reverification effort meant to curb fraud and protect roughly $2 billion in federal funding.[1] The purge has strained the provider network and complicated Medicaid validation for new programs like Accord's, delaying patient placements until state approvals are finished.[1]
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- Accord Health Services is opening an 18,000‑square‑foot, multi‑level recuperative care facility with 61 beds on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis this fall.
- The facility is designed for people experiencing homelessness who need a step‑down setting after hospital stays, but it cannot take patients yet because its Medicaid validation is incomplete.
- Minnesota dropped more than 3,400 Medicaid providers last week during a reverification effort to curb fraud and protect roughly $2 billion in federal funding, triggering a spike in calls to the new facility from patients and referrers looking for care.
- The operator says recuperative care has been deemed 'high risk' by the state and likens the fraud sweep to catching 'dolphins' while looking for 'sharks.'
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