Health care providers in Minnesota owe the Department of Human Services more than $40 million — but the agency has only made sporadic efforts to collect the debt over the past 10 years, according to a report released Tuesday by the Office of the Legislative Auditor.

The Department of Human Services' "internal control weakness" has led to more than $40 million in overpayments to Medicaid providers, according to a report released on Tuesday by state auditors.

ST. PAUL — The Office of the Legislative Auditor released a report Tuesday, Dec. 10, revealing Minnesota’s Department of Human Services has been improperly handling Medicaid program overpayments.

Minnesota’s Department of Human Services overpaid medical assistance providers like nursing homes more than $40 million through its Medicaid program and did not attempt to recover the debts, according to a report released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Office of the Legislative Auditor.