Medicaid Oversight and Fraud

CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz has expanded the Trump administration’s “war on fraud,” opening a probe into New York’s $115.6 billion Medicaid program with a 30‑day demand for details and placing Minnesota under funding freezes and deferrals of roughly $250–260 million (with the state previously warned of up to $2 billion withheld). The effort, part of an administration‑wide initiative led by Vice President J.D. Vance, has drawn sharp pushback—Gov. Kathy Hochul calls the New York probe politically motivated and Minnesota has sued to block the deferral, disputing the scale of alleged fraud and saying it has submitted corrective plans.