Minnesota, HHS and child care
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is escalating the Trump administration’s attacks on Minnesota by freezing all federal funding to the state’s childcare providers. Day care operators and advocates have few answers about how the sudden stoppage will impact their communities.
The Southern Maryland Chronicle on MSN
After Minnesota Fraud Allegations, HHS Orders States to Justify Child Care Spending
WASHINGTON — States must now provide “justification” that federal child care funds they receive are spent on “legitimate” providers in order to get those dollars, President Donald Trump’s administration announced.
Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Jim O'Neill and Assistant Secretary Alex Adams announced on Tuesday new requirements Minnesota must meet to qualify for federal reimbursement of child care payments.
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul on MSN
Minnesota agencies increase child care center visits following fraud scrutiny
A viral video published in December thrust Minnesota child care centers back into the spotlight as the state is facing allegations of widespread fraud in government programs. This comes after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it has frozen child care payments to Minnesota amid the ongoing investigation.