The Mississippi Department of Human Services can no longer replace stolen SNAP benefits after Congress allowed a program to expire that replaced SNAP benefits stolen by card skimming and other forms of fraud. MDHS is urging residents to change their PINs monthly and monitor transactions. https://www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-snap-beneficiaries-set-to-begin-receiving-partial-food-aid-payments/ | Jackson Free Press

Payments for more than a dozen Department of Human Services programs that bill through Medicaid will be subject to delays as an outside firm audits for suspicious billing activity, Gov. Tim Walz announced on Wednesday. https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/amid-fraud-scrutiny-walz-orders-audit-of-dhs-medicaid-billing-pause-on-payments/ | KSTP-TV