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State officials say the transition of child welfare case management from troubled Saint Francis Ministries to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has gone well.

LITTLE ROCK— Empower Healthcare Solutions, a managed care organization that serves roughly 20,000 high-need Medicaid beneficiaries in Arkansas, is under investigation by state regulators and the attorney general's office for allegedly defrauding Medicaid. In a letter sent to the state's Office of Medicaid Inspector General, Deputy Attorney General...

Empower Healthcare Solutions, a managed care organization that serves roughly 20,000 high-need Medicaid beneficiaries in Arkansas, is under investigation by state regulators and the attorney general's office for allegedly defrauding Medicaid. In a letter sent to the state's Office of Medicaid Inspector General on Tuesday, Deputy Attorney General...

Empower Healthcare Solutions, a managed care organization that serves roughly 20,000 high-need Medicaid beneficiaries in Arkansas, is under investigation by state regulators and the attorney general's office for allegedly defrauding Medicaid. In a letter sent to the state's Office of Medicaid Inspector General on Tuesday, Deputy Attorney General...

Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson and Danette Smith, CEO of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, are warning Nebraskans to be on the lookout for fraudulent schemes about COVID-19 vaccines. “Even though the COVID-19 vaccines have only been available for a short time, fraud schemes are already popping up across the nation, seeking information such as credit card numbers or personal health information,”  Smith said. Attorney General Peterson has advised Nebraska...