Trump can stop states from abusing Medicaid loophole without a law change

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Medicaid fraud can’t stay out of the news cycle. A California man was just sentenced to 30 years in prison over a massive healthcare fraud scheme. Minnesota is still in the middle of a high-profile Medicaid case.

The Trump administration has already made eliminating fraud a top priority, including through the One Big Beautiful Bill last year. As implementation of the law moves forward, the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) can turn its attention to addressing how some Medicaid payments are financed.

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