US EditionMedicaid Will ‘Claw Back’ Fraud Funds From Minnesota: Agency Head
CMS plans to recover over $500 million lost to fraud in Minnesota Medicaid, auditing 14 vulnerable programs and imposing financial penalties to protect taxpayer funds.
- On Jan. 6, CMS administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz announced audits of all 14 flagged Medicaid programs in Minnesota and said his agency will claw back at least $500 million in federal funds.
- Prosecutors charged dozens in schemes billing for unrendered child meals, autism therapy, and housing assistance, with many defendants from Minnesota's Somali community and some convictions secured.
- Federal steps include cutting child care payments and tightening verification after charges over billing schemes, with more than 2,000 Department of Homeland Security agents deployed and federal funding frozen to Minnesota.
- Federal letters outlining penalties and the governor's refusal to resign follow Minnesota's late submission of a 'corrective action plan' by the end of 2025, officials said.
- Observers noted that signing up for Medicaid does not automatically give voting rights, and Oz recently learned of the 1993 National Voter Registration Act, later saying `you also get them registered to vote`.
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Trump admin puts Minnesota on notice, moves to audit Medicaid and claw back funds to protect taxpayers
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz acknowledges Medicaid fraud crisis and pledges to fix it as Dr. Mehmet Oz announces federal audit of 14 programs worth hundreds of millions.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Director Mehmet Oz Provides an Update on Minnesota Fraud Invesgitation
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Director Dr. Mehmet Oz, posted a video to his X account outlining the updated status of CMS investigations into Medicaid and Medicare fraud in Minnesota. 🚨Minnesota Medicaid Fraud Update: pic.twitter.com/Dk0W07P1U8 — DrOzCMS (@DrOzCMS) January 7, 2026 These statements follow HHS freezing childcare and family services grants in five […]
Dr. Oz Blasts Minnesota’s ‘Deeply Insufficient’ Plan As Feds Audit Medicaid Payments
Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, announced Tuesday that Medicaid payments to 14 programs in Minnesota will be deferred, and that a sweeping audit of those federally funded programs is underway, as the Minnesota fraud scandal and the response from the Trump administration continue to escalate. “The more we uncover, the more it becomes clear: It’s much worse than we were led to believe by state governme…
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