California Faces $1.3 Billion Medicaid Hold Over Fraud Suspicions

Officials are deferring $1.3 billion in Medicaid money headed to California amid suspicions of fraud. The move underscores how badly Medicaid oversight can break down when states and federal agencies let waste and abuse pile up. Conservatives have every reason to demand tougher controls before more taxpayer dollars disappear into a system that is too often treated like a blank check. Read more about this...