Trump freezes over $1 billion in Medicaid funds for California and Minnesota

The Trump administration is deferring more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota, citing suspected fraud and noncompliance with federal rules. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the move is meant to stop fraud proactively rather than claw back funds after prosecution. Both states are Democrat-led, and the action is the latest in a pattern of targeted federal funding holds against such states.

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