Politics Jun 30 Trump administration suspends funding for New York's Medicaid fraud unit over low performance By Ali Swenson, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press
Nation Jun 05 As states face stricter Medicaid work requirements, Nebraska is an early test Millions are likely to lose coverage as states begin complying with the new federal rules. By Hannah Grabenstein
Politics May 13 WATCH: Vance and Oz announce numerous moves on Medicaid and Medicare fraud, focusing on Democratic-run states The Trump administration on Wednesday pursued new efforts in a sweeping initiative to root out fraud in federal health programs, including announcing a nationwide six-month freeze on some new Medicare enrollments and warning states to actively investigate Medicaid fraud or… By Ali Swenson, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press
Politics Apr 10 AP report: Trump administration admits a glaring error in its New York health fraud accusations The error, which the administration admitted first to The Associated Press, prompted health analysts to question how many of the Republican administration’s sweeping anti-fraud efforts around the country were based on faulty findings. By Ali Swenson, Associated Press
Health Apr 03 A Nebraska hospital in peril shows how a Republican-led rural health fund is coming up short It's a problem that millions of Americans in rural areas are awakening to as they realize there's no windfall coming for the vulnerable hospitals near their homes. By Margery A. Beck, Ali Swenson, Associated Press
Mar 03 Minnesota sues to block Trump administration's withholding of $243 million in Medicaid funds By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press Minnesota's attorney general says his office has a strong track record of fighting Medicaid fraud. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 5:35 Trump administration halts Minnesota Medicaid funds over fraud allegations By Geoff Bennett, Sam Lane Vice President JD Vance announced that the federal government would withhold $259 million in Medicaid funding for Minnesota due to concerns about fraud. The state and its welfare fraud scandals have become a target for the Trump administration, and Gov. Continue watching
Feb 25 WATCH: Vance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota over fraud concerns By Michelle Price, Ali Swenson, Associated Press Vice President JD Vance said the administration was taking the action “in order to ensure that the state of Minnesota takes its obligations seriously to be good stewards of the American people’s tax money.”… Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 8:09 How people with disabilities could bear the burden of Medicaid funding cuts By Judy Woodruff, Mike Fritz According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act will slash more than a trillion dollars in federal spending from Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program by 2034. Judy Woodruff examines what those cuts… Continue watching
Dec 29 Trump administration rolls out rural health funding, with strings attached By Devi Shastri, Margery A. Beck, Associated Press While every state applied for money from the Rural Health Transformation Program, it won't be distributed equally. And critics worry that the funding might be pulled back if a state's policies don't match up with the administration's. Continue reading