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Execs Behind $2B Fraud; Trump Clears Duran, Freezes $1B Medicaid

7/31/2026

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HHS Inspector General found corporate executives, not undocumented immigrants, caused billions in health fraud via a Medicare-device scheme and an ACA enrollment scam.
Vice President JD Vance, CMS head Mehmet Oz and White House chief Stephen Miller falsely blamed immigrants, prompting the administration to freeze $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota.
President Donald Trump granted clemency to Lawrence Duran, erasing $2 billion in repayments for $205 million Medicare fraud scheme.

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Story summary

HHS Inspector General found corporate executives, not undocumented immigrants, caused billions in health fraud via a Medicare-device scheme and an ACA enrollment scam.
Vice President JD Vance, CMS head Mehmet Oz and White House chief Stephen Miller falsely blamed immigrants, prompting the administration to freeze $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota.
President Donald Trump granted clemency to Lawrence Duran, erasing $2 billion in repayments for $205 million Medicare fraud scheme.