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Vance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota because of fraud concerns
- Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the administration would withhold $259 million in Medicaid funding to Minnesota over fraud concerns, notifying Gov. Tim Walz.
- Earlier prosecutions and probes, including DOJ actions, revealed fraud tied to Somali-run day care centers in Minneapolis and the Feeding Our Future nonprofit's $250 million pandemic fraud.
- CMS said as part of the move that Minnesota has 60 days to respond to concerns involving $244 million in unsupported claims and about $15 million tied to immigration-status issues, warning of up to $1 billion in deferred funds next year.
- State officials warned that the pause could be political retribution, and cuts may exceed $2 billion annually, impacting Minnesota's health-care providers and low-income residents, while the governor called it devastating.
- Vance said the broader effort will involve the U.S. Department of Justice and Treasury Department, and his office recently helped launch the Division of National Fraud Enforcement, while a nationwide Medicare enrollment freeze lasts six months.
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Trump admin halts Medicaid payments to Minnesota over fraud claims
The Trump administration is withholding more than $250 million in Medicaid funds from Minnesota, escalating a pressure campaign on the state’s Democratic leadership and claiming widespread fraud.
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Politics, Policy, Political NewsBREAKING: Vance Announces Administration is Withholding Medicaid Funding to Minnesota Amid Fraud Investigation
On Wednesday, Vice President JD Vance and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Oz announced the Trump Administration is withholding Medicaid funding to Minnesota amid an investigation into the state’s rampant fraud. “We have decided to temporarily halt certain amounts of Medicaid funding that are going to the state of Minnesota in order to ensure that the state of Minnesota takes its obligation seriously to be good stewar…
Vance, Oz announce pause in Medicaid funds to Minnesota amid fraud probe
Vice President JD Vance and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz announced on Wednesday the Trump administration will halt certain Medicaid funds to Minnesota as a part of the effort to crack down on fraud in the state.
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