Trump administration withholds $1.3B in California Medicaid amid fraud crackdown
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The Trump administration will withhold $1.3 billion in federal Medicaid payments to California, citing the state’s inadequate anti‑fraud efforts. Vice President JD Vance announced audits of state Medicaid fraud control units and warned funds could be lost, part of a broader push against fraud in public health programs that has already included halting $259 million in Minnesota funds and a six‑month moratorium on new hospice providers as CMS investigates the industry.
- Trump Administration Will Withhold $1.3 Billion in Medicaid Payments to California The New York Times
- Vance announces suspension of $1.3 billion in Medicaid payments to California NBC News
- Trump administration will defer $1.3B in Medicaid funds for CA USA Today
- Trump administration freezes Medicare enrollments for new home health care, hospice providers The Hill
- Vance to States: Address Fraud or Lose Federal Medicaid Funding WSJ
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