Vice President JD Vance announced that the Trump administration would temporarily suspend Medicaid funding for the state of Minnesota due to fraud concerns.[1][2] He made the announcement together with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz.[1][2] This amounts to $259.5 million, of which $244 million are unsubstantiated or potentially fraudulent claims and $15 million are claims by persons without satisfactory immigration status.[1][2][4] Minnesota has 60 days to submit a remedial action plan to release the funds.[2][3] If the state fails to comply, up to $1 billion in the following year could be delayed.[1] This is part of a wider crackdown on the misuse of public funds.[1][2] Governor Tim Walz described the move as punishing Democratic states.[3][4]