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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Melody Schreiber

JD Vance threatens health funding to states that don’t comply with White House anti-fraud effort

JD Vance gestures with both hands while speaking at microphones, with an American flag behind him.
JD Vance said the Trump administration did not want to ‘turn off any money’ as he threatened the health insurance programs of millions of Americans. Photograph: Daniel Heuer/EPA

JD Vance has threatened to “turn off” federal funding for government health insurance programs in states that refuse to comply with the Trump administration’s crackdown on suspected fraud.

States which fail to “get serious” about fraud would lose Medicaid and Medicare funding, the US vice-president announced on Wednesday, sparking fresh accusations that Trump officials are using unfounded allegations to punish political rivals.

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