Overview

• Payments to 11 ICS providers were withheld between Sept. 4 and Sept. 23, and the withholds extended to 17 affiliated providers in other services.
• DHS says the allegations primarily involve providers billing for services that clients did not receive.
• Officials describe the payment withholds as temporary during ongoing investigations, with a reconsideration process available to affected providers.
• State staff are coordinating with counties and waiver case managers to help impacted clients select alternative services and providers.
• The moves follow federal indictments in the Housing Stabilization Services case and a separate EIDBI wire-fraud charge tied in an indictment to Feeding Our Future, alongside new state anti-kickback rules now in effect.