The Trump administration has paused more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota over concerns of fraud.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said his agency is pausing $867.5 million in Medicaid payments to California and $199 million to Minnesota.

Medicaid has grown to become America's largest source of public health insurance, covering nearly 40% of all children and 80% of children living in poverty. It pays for over half of all long-term care ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says California and Minnesota must prove Medicaid payments were legitimate before frozen federal funding will be released.

The Trump administration is pausing $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota over "suspected fraud and noncompliance." ...

The Trump Administration has cited suspected fraud, but critics say the targeting of Democrat-led states is politically motivated.

Washington ― The Trump administration is pausing over $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota "because of suspected fraud and noncompliance," U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.

The Trump administration is pausing more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota over alleged fraud concerns, officials announced Tuesday. Tuesday marked the second time Trump ...

The Trump administration will withhold more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota after an audit indicated instances of fraud in the federal health program.

On July 21, 2026, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a major federal action deferring over $1 billion in Medicaid payments to the states of California and ...

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV personality turned Trump administration employee, just signed off on a mass deferral of Medicaid payments to California –– adding fuel to the fire that already exists between Gov ...