Vance Anti‑Fraud Task Force and CMS Use Medicaid Deferrals After Minnesota Court Ruling
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The Vance-led anti‑fraud task force has flagged nearly $6.3 billion in government contracts to potentially fraudulent businesses under a March executive order, and CMS — invoking that initiative — has deferred more than $259 million in Medicaid funds to Minnesota pending piecemeal proof that reimbursements are legitimate. A U.S. district judge declined to enjoin the deferral as premature and noted some of Minnesota’s legal theories were novel, while Minnesota’s own review identified 14 high‑risk services and about $1.7 billion as potentially improper; CMS is reportedly considering similar deferrals in California, New York and Maine, a tactic Minnesota’s attorney general calls politically motivated.