JD Vance Defers $1.3 Billion in California Medicaid Funds

"Vice President JD Vance announced on Wednesday he is deferring $1.3 billion in Medicaid reimbursements for California over concerns fraudsters have manipulated the state's hospice and other health programs. The simple reason is because the state of California has not taken fraud very seriously, Vance said during a press conference. Vance said both the California taxpayer and the American taxpayer in every other part of the country has been defrauded because California isn't taking the program seriously."

"Vance said another widespread scam in The Golden State is medical providers prescribing unnecessary prescriptions. You assume that your doctor is doing the right thing. But these fraudulent health care providers are getting rich by giving people medications they don't even need, Vance said. It's a defrauding of the American taxpayer."

"Vance's announcement comes after his anti-fraud task force has been looking into schemes allegedly taking advantage of the government. The press conference comes a few weeks after the administration announced 447 hospice facilities and 23 home health agencies were suspended for fraudulent billing, as the New York Post reported."

"Vance on Wednesday called out other states as well, saying Hawaii and New York have done a terrible job of curtailing Medicaid fraud. The vice president said billions have been ripped off from Hawaii's Medicaid system, but that the state administrators just don't take it seriously. They don't think fraud is a big enough problem. He added, You have had effectively free rein from the government of Hawaii to commit as much fraud as you want. That is a complete disgrace."

JD Vance announced a deferral of $1.3 billion in Medicaid reimbursements for California due to concerns that fraudsters have manipulated hospice and other health programs. He said California has not taken fraud seriously, harming both California taxpayers and taxpayers nationwide. He also cited unnecessary prescriptions as another widespread scam, claiming fraudulent providers profit by giving medications people do not need. The announcement followed an anti-fraud task force review of alleged schemes targeting government programs. Vance referenced recent suspensions of hospice facilities and home health agencies for fraudulent billing, and compared actions taken against other states, including Minnesota, Hawaii, and New York, for failing to curb Medicaid fraud.

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