For the second time in the 60-year history of the Medicaid program, a CMS deferral of federal matching funds has been announced by the Vice President of the United States at a White House press conference. The first time was on February 25, when Vice President J.D. Vance told the press that CMS was delaying payment of $259 million in federal Medicaid matching funds to Minnesota because “We don’t want to be in a situation where the state of Minnesota is being so careless with federal tax dollars that we have to turn the screws on them a little bit so that they take this fraud seriously.” The second came on May 13, when the Vice President announced a deferral of $1.34 billion (with a “b”) in federal matching funds from California. He said that “the simple reason” CMS was taking this action “is because the state of California has not taken fraud very seriously.”
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This involves defrauding the state or using government systems to steal from individuals.
- Tax Identity Theft: A criminal uses your ID and income details to file a tax return in your name and claim a refund before you do.
- Grant/Benefit Fraud: Falsely claiming unemployment, disability, or social grants that the perpetrator is not entitled to.