US EditionTrump Administration Widens Medicaid Fraud Crackdown to Florida, Calling It a 'Hotspot'
CMS demands Florida officials respond within 30 days about Medicaid fraud prevention amid a crackdown spanning five states, including halted payments to Minnesota last month.
- On Tuesday, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz sent letters to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and others, expanding the Trump administration's Medicaid fraud inquiry to the state.
- The move builds on earlier letters Dr. Mehmet Oz sent this year to New York, Minnesota, Maine and California as part of a wider crackdown, following President Donald Trump's executive order creating an anti-fraud task force led by Vice President JD Vance.
- Oz gave officials 30 days to answer detailed questions about their Medicaid oversight, called Florida a fraud 'hotspot', and CMS blocked new enrollments for suppliers of durable medical equipment for six months.
- Florida's attorney general responded on X with a recent Medicaid fraud arrest and said officials will cooperate, while spokespeople for DeSantis and the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration did not immediately answer inquiries.
- Targeting a Republican-led state signals the initiative aims to cross party lines as the Trump administration responds to voters concerned about affordability ahead of November elections.
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Federal Crackdown Intensifies: Medicaid Fraud Under Scrutiny
The Trump administration expands its scrutiny of Medicaid fraud to a fifth state, asking Florida to share information on programs combating fraud. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services aims to investigate health care fraud with bipartisan focus. This initiative follows a new task force led by Vice President JD Vance.
Trump Expands Medicaid Fraud Crackdown to 'Hotspot' Florida
Calling on Florida officials to share information on how they identify, prevent, and address bad actors in their state program, the Trump administration on Tuesday widened its efforts to stamp out Medicaid fraud in at least its fifth state this year.
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Trump administration widens Medicaid fraud crackdown to Florida, calling it a 'hotspot'
The Trump administration is expanding its growing Medicaid fraud crackdown to Florida. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr.
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Trump administration widens Medicaid fraud crackdown to Florida, calling it a ‘hotspot’
The Trump administration on Tuesday widened its efforts to stamp out Medicaid fraud, calling on Florida officials to share information on how they identify, prevent, and address bad actors in their state program.
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