WhereDidtheMoneyGo?TheMPHIAudit

Oversight

A state audit found deficiencies in all 20 sampled MDHHS agreements with MPHI, part of $435 million. Our Oversight Committee held a hearing Sept 22, 2026.

What we say

OVERSIGHT HEARING: WHERE DID THE MONEY GO? A new state audit exposed how MDHHS approved $435 million to MPHI, an outside nonprofit, with almost no accountability attached. $108 million paid out before any proof the work was done. This is what happens without oversight. House Republicans aren't letting it slide.

Key facts

$108 million paid before documentation of the work was received or reviewed
$199 million approved by MPHI-affiliated staff, including $12.2 million approved by staff working on the same agreements, which auditors flagged as a potential conflict of interest
Only about 1% of MPHI's agreements involved the university research the law requires
Nearly 80% of selected agreements had no required deliverables
$10.6 million in projects never reported to the Legislature