Trump Administration Pauses More Than $1 Billion in Medicaid Payments to California, Minnesota
Officials said California and Minnesota must provide documentation before the funds are released, as the administration cites suspected fraud and high-risk claims.
- The Trump administration is pausing over $1 billion in federal Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota, citing concerns over "suspected fraud and noncompliance".
- The hold includes $867.5 million for California and $199 million for Minnesota. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated the funds are deferred, not permanently cut, and will be released if state officials provide sufficient documentation to substantiate the legitimacy of the claims.
- Federal officials cited high-risk categories identified through advanced analytics and AI, specifically pointing to in-home care services, personal care facilities, and durable medical equipment as key areas showing abnormal spending growth or documentation gaps.
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz framed the action as a proactive strategy shift aimed at preventing fraudulent disbursements before federal funds leave government hands.
- The deferral builds on the White House Anti-Fraud Task Force's broader crackdown on federal health program spending, following previous Medicaid payment freezes in Minnesota earlier this year.
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Trump administration says it's deferring $199M in Medicaid payments to Minnesota
The Trump administration on Tuesday said it was deferring more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to Minnesota and California because of “suspected fraud and noncompliance,” the latest in a series of punitive steps it has linked to allegations of fraud in mostly Democratic-led states. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the new actions — which come after previously announced Medicaid funding deferrals in those states — are part of the …
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