Vice President J.D. Vance recently intensified the Trump administration’s crackdown on healthcare fraud, warning states that they could risk losing federal Medicaid funding if they don’t adequately police abuse within the program.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has also announced a nationwide six-month freeze on new Medicare enrollments for hospice and home-health providers—sectors CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz described as plagued by “systemic and deeply troubling fraud.”
The actions reflect growing concern inside the administration that weak oversight is allowing enormous sums of public healthcare spending to flow out the door improperly.
