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Dope Sheet: Packers return to Lambeau Field to host Minnesota Vikings
Packers LB Eric Wilson entered the league as an undrafted free agent with Minnesota in 2017 and played for the Vikings for four seasons (2017-20)…Packers TE Ben Sims entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with Minnesota during the 2023 offseason…Packers offensive assistant Sean Mannion was a quarterback for the Vikings in 2019-21 and was on Minnesota’s practice squad in 2023…Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst attended high school at Robbinsdale Armstrong in Plymouth, Minn., and Totino Grace in Fridley, Minn. …Gutekunst’s father, John, served as the head coach at the University of Minnesota from 1985-91…Packers executive V.P./director of football operations Russ Ball served as senior football administrator for the Vikings from 1999-2000…Packers player personnel executive Lee Gissendaner spent time on the Vikings’ practice squad in 1996…Packers college scout Joe Hueber was born in St. Louis Park, Minn., and attended the University of Minnesota…Packers strength and conditioning coordinator Aaron Hill played linebacker at the University of Minnesota in 2010-13 and served as a strength and conditioning intern for the Gophers in 2014…Packers strength and conditioning assistant Marcus Jones played for the Gophers in 2011-14 and was also a speed and strength/CBs coach for the University of St. Thomas (Minn.) in 2017…Packers strength and conditioning assistant Ben Schumacher was part of the Gophers’ strength and conditioning staff for eight seasons (2013, 2017-23) and he played collegiate football for Concordia University-St. Paul (2006-07)…Vikings RB Aaron Jones was drafted by Green Bay in the fifth round (No. 182 overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft and played seven seasons for the Packers (2017-23)…Vikings assistant head coach/OLBs Mike Pettine was Green Bay’s defensive coordinator from 2018-20…Vikings tight ends/passing game coordinator Brian Angelichio served as the Packers’ tight ends coach from 2016-18…Vikings OLB Andrew Van Ginkel played at the University of Wisconsin in 2017-18…Vikings passing game coordinator/DBs coach Daronte Jones coached DBs at Wisconsin in 2015…Packers head coach Matt LaFleur and Vikings WRs coach Keenan McCardell coached on the staff together in Washington in 2010-11…McCardell played for Tampa Bay when Packers assistant head coach/special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia was on the Buccaneers’ coaching staff…LaFleur and Vikings assistant inside linebackers coach Thad Bogardus were on the Rams’ staff in 2017…Bisaccia and Vikings offensive coordinator Wes Phillips coached together for Dallas in 2013 while Packers special teams QC coach Kyle Wilber was a player for the Cowboys…Bisaccia was on the coaching staff in San Diego in 2012 when Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell was with the Chargers as a quarterback during the 2012 preseason…Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley, DBs coach Ryan Downard, O’Connell (2015) and Angelichio were on Pettine’s staff when he served as head coach for Cleveland in 2014-15 while Vikings QBs coach Josh McCown was a player for the Browns (2015)…Hafley and Angelichio also coached together at the University of Pittsburgh in 2006-10, Rutgers in 2011 and Tampa Bay in 2012-13 prior to Cleveland…Hafley, Packers assistant DL coach Vince Oghobaase, Vikings RBs/running game coordinator Curtis Modkins and O’Connell were on the 49ers’ coaching staff together in 2016…Packers LBs/running game coordinator Anthony Campanile and Vikings defensive QC Lance Bennett were on the Dolphins’ staff when Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores was the head coach for Miami…Packers passing game coordinator Jason Vrable, pass rush specialist Jason Rebrovich and Pettine were on the Bills’ staff together in 2013…Bogardus joined Vrable and Rebrovich on Buffalo’s staff in 2014…Vrable was an offensive assistant with the N.Y. Jets in 2018 when Vikings QB Sam Darnold was a rookie with the team…Packers running backs coach Ben Sirmans was on the Rams’ staff when Vikings special teams coordinator Matt Daniels played for the team (2012-14)…Sirmans and Vikings ILBs coach Mike Siravo coached together at Boston College in 2007-11…Packers passing game coordinator (defense) Derrick Ansley and Vikings assistant OL coach Shaun Sarrett were on the Chargers’ staff together in 2021-23…Vikings TE Johnny Mundt, WR Brandon Powell and Packers LS Matt Orzech were teammates with the Rams.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – Sunday was the deadline for Minnesota to complete the revalidation of thousands of Medicaid providers in “high-risk” programs as the state fights with the federal government over about $2 billion in funding.
What is Minnesota Revalidate?
The backstory:
Earlier this year, state leaders announced an effort to revalidate more than 5,500 providers in Minnesota’s Health Care Programs. The revalidation was part of an effort to combat fraud and to satisfy demands from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which has withheld up to $2 billion in Medicaid funds from Minnesota.
The deadline to finish the revalidation was on Sunday, May 31.
What we know:
As of last month, state officials said only 550 providers have had applications approved, site inspections completed and been re-enrolled.
At that point, 1,510 applications were incomplete, and 160 providers had been disenrolled. State officials said mostly because they had failed to respond to state inquiries.
There were an additional 990 who had been submitting claims but failed to respond to state notices.
Medicaid funding lawsuit
Local perspective:
In January, Medicaid Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz announced the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would withhold $2 billion in Medicaid funding for Minnesota.
The decision followed an audit by the centers of Minnesota’s Medicaid programs. The funding suspension also followed a new batch of federal Medicaid fraud charges that came down in December. During a news conference, as prosecutors announced new charges and guilty pleas related to fraud, federal prosecutors estimated that fraud in Minnesota’s Medicaid programs could total as high as $9 billion since 2018.
The other side:
Since that press conference, the $9 billion figure has been heavily disputed by state leaders who say there is currently no evidence that fraud in Minnesota is that rampant. Gov. Walz and other state leaders say that while fraud is an issue, President Trump has weaponized it to commit political retribution against the state.
What’s next:
FOX 9 has reached out to state officials to see how many providers are facing disenrollment as the deadline hits on Sunday.
Earlier this year, Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a lawsuit over the pulled Medicaid funds. This month, a judge granted a mutual motion for a stay in the case – a 120 pause – to give the federal government and Minnesota time to resolve the funding issue. An update is due to the court by early September.
A 29-year-old man drowned at a lake in northern Minnesota on Saturday, according to the sheriff’s office.
The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office said the man drowned at the swimming area at Little Emily Lake Park. The man was at the park with family and friends at the time.
First responders arrived at the scene to try and rescue him, but he was pronounced dead, according to the sheriff’s office.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim’s family and friends during this incredibly difficult time,” the sheriff’s office said.
Little Emily Lake is about 40 miles north of Brainerd.
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