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‘Click of Handcuffs’: Leaders Warn Blue States in Wake of Dr. Oz’s Medicaid Audit

Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz announced this week the launch of a nationwide audit of Medicaid providers ahead of their revalidation.

The move marks the latest effort by President Donald Trump’s administration to crack down on waste, fraud, and abuse in federal programs, and it’s being welcomed by state auditors, fraud experts, and congressional leaders.

“This is a great initiative from the Trump administration, and every single state should comply. Medicaid fraud is happening across the country,” Mississippi State Auditor Shad White told The Daily Signal.

“Even in smaller red states, like here in Mississippi, my office has found Medicaid payments going to dead people, rich people, and illegal immigrants—tens of millions of Medicaid dollars going to people who shouldn’t even be on the program.”

On Monday, White announced that his office uncovered at least $10.5 million in taxpayer dollars administered by Medicaid providers to illegal aliens in the state.

“There’s no doubt this is happening nationwide,” White added. “The Trump administration is making sure that only American citizens who qualify for the program actually get the benefits. If states can’t control their Medicaid programs, I think the Trump administration could stop........

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