Trump Admin Targets States’ Medicaid Fraud Units—What to Know

State attorneys general receive a letter saying their fraud units ‘have been happy to rake in taxpayer dollars without fighting fraud.’

Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, speaks at a White House press conference on Feb. 25, 2026, as Vice President JD Vance looks on. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times

Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, speaks at a White House press conference on Feb. 25, 2026, as Vice President JD Vance looks on. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times

Vice President JD Vance said during a May 13 press conference that he was intensifying attempts to counter Medicaid fraud by investigating state-level units responsible for oversight.

States such as California and Hawaii seemed to lag behind others in combatting fraud, said Vance, whom the president picked in March to lead an anti-fraud task force.