Trump fights fraud by freezing funding for New York’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit

The federal government suspended $60M in funding for New York's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, alleging poor criminal enforcement. This decision followed a major fraud bust credited by the DOJ and the state being named an HHS partner. New York officials describe the funding freeze as a political attack, asserting that the unit has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars. The move creates a conflict between federal accusations of inefficiency and state claims of successful financial recovery.