Trump admin blocks more than $1.6B in potentially improper Medicare lab payments, agency says

Trump Admin Blocks $1.6 Billion in Potentially Fraudulent Medicare Lab Bills

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

Trump Administration Blocks More Than $1.6 Billion in Potentially Improper Medicare Payments - Real News Now

The Trump administration says it has blocked or recovered more than $1.6 billion in potentially improper Medicare laboratory payments as federal officials ramp up efforts to combat fraud, waste and abuse within the massive government healthcare program. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said 157 laboratory providers have already been removed from Medicare over suspected fraudulent activity. Those providers were connected to approxim…

CMS Says It Has Blocked or Recovered More Than $1.6 Billion in Suspect Medicare Lab Payments

WASHINGTON (VINnews) — The Trump administration has blocked or clawed back more than $1.6 billion in potentially improper Medicare laboratory payments since President Donald Trump took office and removed 157 laboratory providers from the program over alleged billing fraud, officials with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Friday. CMS officials said the labs […]

Trump admin blocks more than $1.6B in potentially improper Medicare lab payments, agency says

CMS blocked or recovered more than $1.6 billion in suspected Medicare fraud tied to laboratory billing, removing 157 lab providers from the program since Trump took office.

CMS Says Lab Fraud Crackdown Blocked $1.6 Billion in Payments

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said its laboratory-fraud enforcement efforts have prevented or recovered more than $1.6 billion in potentially improper Medicare payments, including $732 …