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White House threatens to withhold Medicaid money from states over fraud
Key takeaways
- “And if they do not, if they do not aggressively prosecute Medicaid fraud, we are going to turn off the money that goes to these anti-fraud units,” Vance said.
- He added that the federal government is also deferring over $1 billion in Medicaid reimbursements from California over fraud in the state.
- “This does not have to be a red state or a blue state issue.
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Vice President Vance told reporters Wednesday that a letter sent to states by the Department of Health and Human Services inspector general requires them to show that they are “effectively and aggressively prosecuting Medicaid fraud in their states.”
“And if they do not, if they do not aggressively prosecute Medicaid fraud, we are going to turn off the money that goes to these anti-fraud units,” Vance said.
He added that the federal government is also deferring over $1 billion in Medicaid reimbursements from California over fraud in the state.
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