Vice President JD Vance announced that President Donald Trump will “temporarily halt” $259.5 million in federal Medicaid funds for Minnesota. The move targets alleged fraud within the state’s Medicaid system, which President Trump also highlighted during his recent State of the Union address.
According to Mediate, Vance made the announcement at a news conference alongside Dr. Mehmet Oz, who serves as the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This action follows Trump’s declaration on Tuesday that Vance would lead the administration’s “war on fraud.”
