Trump admin freezes over $1B in Medicaid funds for Minnesota, California
Banking And Finance,Government Funding,Federal Spending,Minnesota,California,Fraud,Federal State And Tribal Powers,Medicaid,Healthcare Reform
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The Trump administration is pausing more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota over alleged fraud concerns, officials announced Tuesday.
Tuesday marked the second time Trump targeted the two states' Democratic governors — California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz — for alleged Medicaid fraud in their states, and continues a trend of freezing funding to blue states to crack down on alleged fraud...
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