Vice President JD Vance leads anti-fraud task force press events targeting Medicaid and federal programs

Vice President JD Vance has been leading the Trump administration's anti-fraud task force, holding press conferences and traveling to Maine to highlight efforts to combat fraud in federal healthcare and benefit programs. The administration announced it is withholding $1.3 billion in Medicaid reimbursements from California, citing alleged hospice fraud. Vance sent letters to all 50 states requiring evidence that their Medicaid Fraud Control Units are actively investigating abuse.