Federal healthcare fraud crackdown intensifies with CMS withholding billions in Medicaid funds from states like Minnesota and California in 2026.

Governor Mike DeWine said that these measures will help fight fraud, waste, and abuse in the Ohio Medicaid system.

The Trump administration withheld $1.4 billion from home health and hospice providers nationwide as an anti-fraud crackdown ...

It’s the second claim of fraud the designated agency has faced in recent months, as the federal government takes a critical eye to Medicaid fraud, waste and abuse in Vermont.

LUTZ, Fla., Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MyCare Medical, a participant in the CMS Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (ACO REACH) Model, expressed strong ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Request for Information (RFI) on February 27, 2026, that signals a potential expansion of federal health care fraud, waste, and abuse ...

Why it matters: Fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicaid dental services can lead to financial loss, exclusion from programs, and even criminal charges. Common pitfalls: Improper coding, lack of medical ...

Dr. Oz says CMS has written letters to five states as the Trump administration intensifies its crackdown on Medicaid and ...

Government watchdog spending groups have a new opportunity to investigate Medicaid waste, fraud, and abuse – an “unprecedented” data drop by the U.S government. The Department of Health and Human ...

The agency is looking at “testing new approaches and really being able to think outside of the box” to claw back improper payments, according to CMS COO Kim Brandt. A top official at the Centers for ...

Jill Mazza Olson, deputy director for health care reform at the Vermont Agency of Human Services, speaks before the Senate Health and Welfare Committee at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Wednesday, ...