Vance says Minnesota's Medicaid funds halted as part of Trump's war on fraud'

"What we're doing is we are stopping the federal payments that will go to the state government until the state government takes its obligations seriously to stop the fraud that's being perpetrated against the American taxpayer."

"Oz said it was the first time the government had taken such an action against a state, and said that while Minnesota was first, other states would be next."

"It's unponderable that you would take advantage of these precious programs."

The Trump administration announced a temporary halt of more than $250 million in Medicaid reimbursements to Minnesota as part of an anti-fraud initiative. Vice President JD Vance stated the federal payments would remain suspended until the state government addresses fraud perpetrated against American taxpayers. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid, characterized this as the first time the government took such action against a state and indicated Minnesota would not be the last. Medicaid serves approximately 80 million low-income Americans, including children, pregnant women, seniors, and people with disabilities.

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