Judge Rules for Trump Administration in Case Over Deferred Medicaid Funds

The law does not support ‘novel’ theories that Minnesota officials have advanced, the judge said.

A sign in support of Medicaid rests in a walking device in Washington on April 27, 2025. Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

The Trump administration’s deferral of hundreds of millions of dollars in Medicaid funds from Minnesota can proceed, a federal judge ruled on April 6.

U.S. District Judge Eric Tostrud denied a motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services.