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Trump Administration Freezes NY Medicaid Fraud Funding Until 2025

7/1/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration froze federal funding for New York’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit through Sept. 30, 2025.
HHS Inspector General Thomas March Bell said New York recorded the fewest criminal convictions among peer states from 2023-2025, leading to the freeze.
New York Attorney General Letitia James vowed legal action while Governor Kathy Hochul’s health department cited $627 million recovered and called the freeze disingenuous.

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration froze federal funding for New York’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit through Sept. 30, 2025.
HHS Inspector General Thomas March Bell said New York recorded the fewest criminal convictions among peer states from 2023-2025, leading to the freeze.
New York Attorney General Letitia James vowed legal action while Governor Kathy Hochul’s health department cited $627 million recovered and called the freeze disingenuous.