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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday he\u2019s stopping more than $1 billion in federal Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota over suspected fraud.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are not sending Medicaid dollars out the door until we have confidence that they are being spent lawfully and appropriately,\u201d Kennedy said at an announcement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Kennedy said if California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) want the money to fund low-income healthcare, \u201cthey need to provide documentation that these payments are legitimate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kennedy blamed the Biden administration and the Democratic leadership in both blue states for alleged misuse of taxpayer dollars.<\/p>\n

\u201cInstead of protecting your money, they open the floodgates to theft,\u201d Kennedy said. \u201cThey dismantle basic program integrity and oversight.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The clampdown is part of a broader Trump administration effort to go after waste, fraud and abuse.<\/p>\n

Just a month ago, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced 455 people were charged for $6.5 billion in healthcare fraud schemes.<\/p>\n

The feds say this was the \u201cgreatest combined federal and state effort in combating health care fraud in history,\u201d charging individuals who used taxpayer-funded programs to pay for lux lifestyles.<\/p>\n

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This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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