Vice President JD Vance said the administration will audit states’ Medicaid Fraud Control Units and threatened to “turn off” federal funding for the watchdogs if their fraud prevention efforts are found to be deficient.
White House withholds $1.3B in Medicaid payments to California amid broader fraud crackdown
Vice President JD Vance speaks alongside Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz during a press conference on anti-fraud initiatives at the Eisenhower Executive Office building on the White House campus in Washington, DC, on May 13, 2026. Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images
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