$1.3B in Medicaid money to California deferred over suspicions of fraud
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The Republican administration also is imposing a six-month freeze on some new Medicare enrollments and warning states to investigate Medicaid fraud or risk losing funding.
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Officials say $1.3 billion in Medicaid money to California will be deferred over suspicions of fraud
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$1.3B in Medicaid money to California deferred over suspicions of fraud
The federal crackdown in California continues as The Post has learned the Trump administration is deferring $1.3 billion in Medicaid funding over ongoing...
Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that the Trump administration is deferring $1.3 billion in Medicaid reimbursements to California over concerns the state is allowing "fraudsters" to drive up costs to taxpayers by pushing unnecessary medications on unsuspecting patients.
Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration is withholding $1.3 billion in Medicaid payments to California and is threatening to suspend federal funding to all states if they don’t aggressively prosecute fraud in their Medicaid programs.
The Republican administration also is imposing a six-month freeze on some new Medicare enrollments and warning states to investigate Medicaid fraud or risk losing funding, officials said.
Vice President JD Vance threatened Wednesday to withhold federal Medicaid funds from any state that fails to crack down on fraud — after blocking $1.3 billion in reimbursements for care at 800 California hospices suspected of bilking taxpayers.
Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday announced new steps in the Trump administration’s initiative to root out fraud in federal health programs, including a $1.3 billion deferral in Medicaid funding
The Republican administration also is imposing a six-month freeze on some new Medicare enrollments and warning states to investigate Medicaid fraud or risk losing funding.
The Trump administration is widening its initiative to eliminate fraud in the federal health program, which includes a $1.3 billion deferral of Medicaid funding to California.
JD Vance said the federal government is deferring 1.3 billion in Medicaid reimbursements from California over its failure to take fraud "very seriously."
The Trump administration announced it is withholding $1.3 billion in Medicaid payments to California, alleging the state has not done enough to tackle fraud.
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will withhold $1.3 billion in federal Medicaid payments from California, Vice President JD Vance announced on Wednesday, saying the state had failed to combat fraud in the public health insurance program.
