Willful ignorance
How is this acceptable?
(Bill Glahn) The purpose of a system is what it does. From the Minneapolis Star Tribune,
Why is Minnesota so vulnerable to Medicaid fraud?
Everyone already knows the answer: because the people in charge of Minnesota prefer it that way.
But the Star Tribune spends 49 paragraphs pretending to seek an alternative explanation. In the world of journalism, an article like this used to be known as a “thumb-sucker.” I’m not kidding. In the interests of decorum, I will forgo the obvious joke.
They consult more than 15 “experts.” The experts blamed the usual suspects, “outdated technology,” “oversight gaps,” “a decentralized system,” “outsourcing” and “complexity.”
Complexity? It could not be more simple. And it will continue as long as voters keep re-electing those politicians that benefit from wide-scale fraud.
One expert they didn’t ask, apparently, is Governor Tim Walz. He maintains that there is nothing wrong in Minnesota,
Fraud is a nationwide challenge and is not unique to Minnesota. Higher visibility does not equal higher fraud. Targeted misinformation thrust Minnesota into the spotlight, but we are committed to leading the nation in Medicaid program integrity and fighting fraud.
Over and over, expecting a different result.
How is this acceptable?
(Bill Glahn) The purpose of a system is what it does. From the Minneapolis Star Tribune,
Why is Minnesota so vulnerable to Medicaid fraud?
Everyone already knows the answer: because the people in charge of Minnesota prefer it that way.
But the Star Tribune spends 49 paragraphs pretending to seek an alternative explanation. In the world of journalism, an article like this used to be known as a “thumb-sucker.” I’m not kidding. In the interests of decorum, I will forgo the obvious joke.
They consult more than 15 “experts.” The experts blamed the usual suspects, “outdated technology,” “oversight gaps,” “a decentralized system,” “outsourcing” and “complexity.”
Complexity? It could not be more simple. And it will continue as long as voters keep re-electing those politicians that benefit from wide-scale fraud.
One expert they didn’t ask, apparently, is Governor Tim Walz. He maintains that there is nothing wrong in Minnesota,
Fraud is a nationwide challenge and is not unique to Minnesota. Higher visibility does not equal higher fraud. Targeted misinformation thrust Minnesota into the spotlight, but we are committed to leading the nation in Medicaid program integrity and fighting fraud.
Over and over, expecting a different result.
Willful ignorance
How is this acceptable?
(Bill Glahn) The purpose of a system is what it does. From the Minneapolis Star Tribune,
Why is Minnesota so vulnerable to Medicaid fraud?
Everyone already knows the answer: because the people in charge of Minnesota prefer it that way.
But the Star Tribune spends 49 paragraphs pretending to seek an alternative explanation. In the world of journalism, an article like this used to be known as a “thumb-sucker.” I’m not kidding. In the interests of decorum, I will forgo the obvious joke.
They consult more than 15 “experts.” The experts blamed the usual suspects, “outdated technology,” “oversight gaps,” “a decentralized system,” “outsourcing” and “complexity.”
Complexity? It could not be more simple. And it will continue as long as voters keep re-electing those politicians that benefit from wide-scale fraud.
One expert they didn’t ask, apparently, is Governor Tim Walz. He maintains that there is nothing wrong in Minnesota,
Fraud is a nationwide challenge and is not unique to Minnesota. Higher visibility does not equal higher fraud. Targeted misinformation thrust Minnesota into the spotlight, but we are committed to leading the nation in Medicaid program integrity and fighting fraud.
Over and over, expecting a different result.
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