Trump Administration Takes Another Swing at California’s Medicaid Program

Trump Administration Takes Another Swing at California’s Medicaid Program

Mehmet Oz announced the government is freezing $1.2 billion in federal Medicaid payments to the state.

Feds hold back an additional $1.2 billion in California Medicaid reimbursements

In May, the administration held back $1.3 billion in Medicaid reimbursements to California over concerns about "fraudsters" in the state's hospice and in-home care programs.

Oz Says HHS is Deferring $1.2 Billion More From California Medicaid Funding

Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Mehmet Oz speaks during a press briefing in the White House on June 2, 2026. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump withholding additional $1.2 billion in Medicaid funding from California

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz announced on Tuesday that the Department of Health and Human Services is withholding an additional $1.2 billion in federal Medicaid funding from California. “I’ll make this announcement today on behalf of Secretary [Robert F.] Kennedy, Health and Human Services, that we are going to defer […]