Walz Unveils Anti-Fraud Plan After Trump Halts Medicaid Funds

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz rolls out an 18-point anti-fraud legislative package today, just one day after the Trump administration pauses $259 million in federal Medicaid payments over rampant fraud concerns like sham businesses. The plan boosts detection, oversight, site visits for providers, expands the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit with 18 new hires, hikes criminal penalties, and bans convicted fraudsters from state contracts. Read more about this...