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North Dakota Ethics Commission makes first finding of violations by public official
North Dakota Monitor
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June 30, 2025
The North Dakota Ethics Commission found Rep. Jason Dockter committed three ethics violations related to his ownership of a Bismarck building, but the agency did not hand down any penalties for the lawmaker. The announcement, released Friday...
North Dakota man indicted for $1.6 million in health care fraud
InForum - North Dakota
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June 30, 2025
BISMARCK — A Bismarck man has been indicted on a dozen charges after he allegedly misused multiple federal and state loan programs. The charges are part of an effort the United States Department of Justice is calling the “biggest Health Care Fraud...
Burleigh County ranks 45th in North Dakota for highest government transfer income per capita in 2022
Central ND News - North Dakota
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June 30, 2025
In 2022, Burleigh County ranked ninth lowest per capita recipient of government transfers in North Dakota, with residents receiving $9,577 per capita from programs such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and income maintenance, according to...
What to Know About Medicaid
Savannah Herald - Georgia
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July 1, 2025
Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income Americans that provides coverage for more than 70 million people, faces its biggest overhaul in decades under President Donald Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill,” a massive tax and spending...
GOP leaders looking to expand enhanced Medicaid matching rate to woo Murkowski
KTAL News - Texas, Louisiana
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July 1, 2025
Senate Republican leaders are discussing a proposal to expand an enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) matching rate to five states, including Alaska and Hawaii, to get the parliamentarian to sign off the proposal, which could be...
Eastern NC healthcare fraud charges part of $14.6B national takedown
WCTI - North Carolina
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On Monday, June 30, Acting United States Attorney Daniel P. Bubar announced criminal charges against five individuals and one company and the convictions of eight health practitioners in connection with an investigation into billing and...
North Dakota State opting in to NCAA settlement
Bison Media Zone - North Dakota
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June 30, 2025
FARGO — The revolving door known as opting in or out to the NCAA vs. House settlement decision finally stopped moving at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex on Monday. North Dakota State is all in. Athletic director Matt Larsen on Monday cited two...
Neighboring states have air quality guidelines for sports, so why doesn't North Dakota?
InForum - North Dakota
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June 30, 2025
VALLEY CITY, N.D. — As wildfires continue to burn in western Canada, high school activities administrators have been forced to take on the issue of air quality. Poor air quality blanketed the Fargo area along with other parts of North Dakota...
North Dakota to Boost Awareness of SNAP Acceptance at Farmer's Markets
KNOX Radio - North Dakota
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(File image) (Mike Moen. Prairie News Service) – When North Dakotans head to farmers markets this summer, they might want to see which ones accept SNAP benefits, as the state is enhancing a search tool so that those eligible can stock up on fruits...
More Than 70 Million Americans Are on Medicaid. Here’s What to Know About the Program
TIME Magazine
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June 30, 2025
Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income Americans that provides coverage for more than 70 million people, faces its biggest overhaul in decades under President Donald Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill,” a massive tax and spending...
Nearly 50 Charged In Southern District of Texas as Part of National Health Care Fraud Takedown
Texas Border Business
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June 30, 2025
Combined efforts have resulted in charges against 18 medical professionals after nearly 12 million pills distributed and over $360 million fraudulently billed to Medicare. Image for illustration purposesTexas Border Business U.S. Attorney’s...
Building a bridge with the help of 10 mules on North Dakota's Maah Daah Hey Trail
The Dickinson Press - North Dakota
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June 30, 2025
BILLINGS COUNTY, N.D. — When it comes to building a bridge, there are two obvious necessities: people and equipment. If that bridge is in the western North Dakota Badlands, a crew of pack mules can help, too. On a humid, June Sunday morning, U.S....
Bismarck man charged in nationwide health care fraud investigation
KVRR - North Dakota
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June 30, 2025
FARGO (KFGO) – Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Klemetsrud-Puhl has announced criminal charges against Isaac Osei Afoakwa, 55, of Bismarck in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud Medicaid. The charges filed in federal court are part of the...
Bismarck man federally charged, accused in scheme to defraud Medicare
KFYR TV - North Dakota
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June 30, 2025
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - A Bismarck man has been federally charged, accused in a scheme to defraud Medicare. Isaac Osei Afoakwa is accused of false statements relating to the health care benefit program, wire fraud, identity theft and...
3 West Tennessee residents charged in connection with over $28 Million in alleged health care fraud
WBBJ - Tennessee
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June 30, 2025
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE - WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE: Three West Tennessee Residents Charged in Connection with Over $28 Million in Alleged Health Care Fraud Part of the Largest Justice Department Health Care...
‘If the land isn’t healthy, we cannot be healthy:’ Indigenous health researcher reflects
Western University
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June 30, 2025
Danya Carroll is a postdoctoral associate in epidemiology and biostatistics at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry. She is working with Nicole Redvers, professor and director of Indigenous Planetary Health, to explore the intersection of Indigenous...
States Brace For Impact From Trump’s Medicaid and Food Assistance Cuts
Mississippi Free Press
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June 30, 2025
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s big bill to cut taxes and reduce federal spending on some social safety net programs could have large implications for states, but for many it’s too late to do much about it this year. Tuesday...
Abortion Policy in North Dakota
KNOX Radio - North Dakota
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June 29, 2025
Randi Lamoureux, a mom from Fargo. (Photo provided by Free & Just via the North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) – Even before federal abortion-rights protections were overturned three years ago, a Fargo mother says she had to travel...
North Dakota offers SNAP replacements after storm-induced power outages
Central ND News - North Dakota
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June 28, 2025
Marcie Wuitschick, Chief Human Resources Officer | North Dakota Department of Health and Human ServicesMarcie Wuitschick, Chief Human Resources Officer | North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services North Dakota Health and Human Services...
North Dakota considers natural gas pipelines
Mankato Free Press - Minnesota
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BISMARCK, N.D. — A state official briefed regulators Thursday on two separate underground pipelines that companies plan to build across hundreds of miles of North Dakota, bringing natural gas from the oil fields in the west to mostly industrial...