Trump administration halts $259M in Medicaid funds to Minnesota

(The Center Square) – The Trump administration will halt approximately $259 million in federal funds from Medicaid in Minnesota, Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday.

Vance, alongside Administrator for the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz, cited concerns of fraud for the pause in payments. Oz said the exact figure is based on an audit in Minnesota over the last three months of 2025.

“Far too many people have gotten rich by taking what is the best of the American spirit and getting rich off of it, instead of providing services to kids who need it,” Vance said. “That is stopping today.”

Oz cited examples in Minnesota where health care providers for children with autism made false claims to the government in order to receive federal payments. In one example, a health care provider billed the federal government for eight patients who were dead, according to Oz.

He said the fraud schemes tend to be insulated to immigrant communities in Minnesota and involve reported ser...