The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced on Thursday that it is deferring an additional $91 million in federal Medicaid funding to Minnesota, according to Dr. Mehmet Oz, the agency's administrator. The decision comes days after the FBI conducted raids on autism and child care sites across the Twin Cities as part of ongoing investigations into social services fraud.
Oz disclosed the funding deferral in a statement posted on X, stating that his agency had informed Gov. Tim Walz of the action. The move represents an escalation in federal scrutiny of Minnesota's Medicaid program amid the fraud probes targeting service providers in the state.
