J.D. Vance

Now, what is this going to mean?

What this means is that, first of all, the providers on the ground in Minnesota have actually already been paid.

The state has paid those providers the money.

What we're doing is we are stopping the federal payments that will go to the state government until the state government takes its obligations seriously to stop the fraud that's being perpetrated against the American taxpayer.

The federal government is putting a temporary hold on $259 million in Medicaid payments to Minnesota, Vice President J.D.

Vance says, until state leaders take steps to prevent fraud.

The move comes amid allegations of education and daycare centers fraudulently enrolling students and programs in the state.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz estimates the government is spending as much as $300 billion a year on fraudulent health care claims.

At the White House, Jared Halpern, Fox News.

What we're doing is we are stopping the federal payments that will go to the state government until the state government takes its obligations seriously.

to stop the fraud that's being perpetrated against the American taxpayer.

The problem is not going after the fraud.

The problem is the fact that these programs are being defrauded to begin with.

They will not exist.

Our social safety net will disappear unless we take fraud more seriously.

The problem is not going after the fraud.

The problem is the fact that these programs are being defrauded to begin with.

They will not exist.

Our social safety net will disappear unless we take fraud more seriously.

The problem is not going after the fraud.