President Donald Trump's administration is expanding its crackdown on state Medicaid programs to New York, launching a fraud probe in the state. That comes a week after the Trump administration said it was freezing nearly $260 million in Medicaid funding in Minnesota over similar accusations. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz announced Tuesday the administration identified concerning trends in New York’s Medicaid program. Oz says state officials must provide details about their handling of fraud, waste and abuse or risk deferred payments. Democratic state officials targeted by efforts said to combat fraud have decried the Republican administration’s moves as politically motivated and potentially disastrous for low-income Americans.
