Trump Administration Freezes $1.3 Billion in Medicaid Payments to California

Vice President JD Vance says its cause that state hasn’t helped the government crack down on fraud?

Wasn’t THAT what started the Minnesota ICE/CBP invasion?

Nothing to do with California being a Blue State (Democratic) with Gavin Newsom as the Governor?

THis IS Going to court and most Probably be discontinued by a Federal judge…..

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.

“The state of California has not taken fraud very seriously,” Mr. Vance said at a White House news conference.

The vice president also announced an audit of state-level watchdog agencies called Medicaid fraud control units, which are meant to ferret out inappropriate spending. The administration sent letters to the offices on Wednesday, asking them to prove that they were “effectively and aggressively” combating Medicaid fraud, Mr. Vance said. He added that they could also lose funds.

The announcements were part of the administration’s growing focus on fraud in public health insurance programs. In March, President Trump established a task force to crack down on the misuse of public funds in federal programs, appointing Mr. Vance as the leader of the group.

So far, the actions have focused on Democratic states. In February, the administration halted $259 million in payments to Minnesota, after a major welfare scandal. Minnesota has challenged that decision in court.

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and another task force member, has frequently pointed to California’s hospice industry as a prime example of fraud, noting that a third of all hospice providers were in one city: Los Angeles….

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