Trump Admin. Deferring $260m in Medicaid Funding For Minnesota

The Trump administration will defer “$259.5 million of quarterly federal Medicaid funding in Minnesota to prevent payment of questionable claims while further investigation is completed,” according to a statement from the Department of Health and Human Services.

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