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Trump administration defers $91M more in Minnesota Medicaid funding citing fraud vulnerabilities
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Trump administration defers $91M more in Minnesota Medicaid funding citing fraud vulnerabilities

The Seattle Times·STEVE KARNOWSKI The Associated Press·about 1 month ago
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday notified Minnesota that it’s deferring an additional $91 million in Medicaid funding, due to fresh concerns about vulnerabilities to fraud in state-run but federally funded social service programs. The announcement from Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, cited searches by federal agents on Tuesday at childcare and learning centers and other sites in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area that receive federal Medicaid funding. “Minnesota state-run programs have raised serious red flags,” Oz said in a video statement on social media. Gov. Tim Walz called the action part of the Trump administration’s retribution campaign against Minnesota. Vice President JD Vance notified Walz in February that CMS was temporarily withholding $243 million because of fraud concerns that have dogged the Democratic governor’s administration. Minnesota sued in response, warning it may have to cut healthcare for low-income families.…

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