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Marc Cohen, Professor of Gerontology, UMass Boston

Trump’s Medicaid fraud crackdown may sound sensible, but it could harm Americans who require long-term care

U.S. Vice President JD Vance listens as Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, speaks about healthcare fraud. Alex Wong/Getty Images

Mehmet Oz, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator, is ordering all states to step up their efforts to crack down on Medicaid fraud.

His April 21, 2026, announcement expanded on the Trump administration’s related enforcement actions, such as withholding Medicaid funds from Minnesota and threatening to do that for New York, California and Maine.

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