JD Vance threatens health funding to states that don’t comply with White House anti-fraud effort

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Medicare has already paused hospice and home healthcare agency signups as potential fraud is investigated

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/jd-vance">JD Vance has threatened to “turn off” federal funding for government https://www.theguardian.com/money/healthinsurance">health insurance programs in states that refuse to comply with the https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration">Trump administration’s crackdown on suspected fraud.

States which fail to “get serious” about fraud would lose https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/medicaid">Medicaid and https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/medicare">Medicare funding, the US vice-president announced on Wednesday, sparking fresh accusations that Trump officials are using unfounded allegations to punish political rivals.

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