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Trump Threatens $2B Medicaid Cut Over Fraud Allegations

1/15/2026

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Trump Cuts Medicaid

U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to withhold more than $2 billion in Minnesota's Medicaid funding amid fraud allegations tied to the Somali community.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to defer payments to 14 high-risk programs.
Minnesota officials appealed the decision, calling it punitive and harmful to vulnerable residents.
Federal prosecutors are investigating Medicaid fraud totaling $9 billion in Minnesota since 2018.

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Trump Cuts Medicaid

U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to withhold more than $2 billion in Minnesota's Medicaid funding amid fraud allegations tied to the Somali community.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to defer payments to 14 high-risk programs.
Minnesota officials appealed the decision, calling it punitive and harmful to vulnerable residents.
Federal prosecutors are investigating Medicaid fraud totaling $9 billion in Minnesota since 2018.