Medicaid Freeze Sparks Political Fire | San Jose News

San Jose News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 21, 2026 · 1m

The federal government is withholding over a billion dollars in Medicaid funds from Minnesota and California, citing fraud and noncompliance — a move framed as a proactive crackdown on waste amid soaring healthcare costs. But state leaders are pushing back, calling it politically motivated and lacking transparency, with Minnesota officials demanding clear data and California’s governor accusing the administration of targeting his state. While the White House touts a data-driven task force led by VP Vance to root out misuse, errors in New York’s probe and no specific fraud evidence in…