Trump cuts funding to Hawaii’s Medicaid fraud unit
Summary
The Trump administration stopped $3 million in federal funding to Hawaii’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit because the unit did not secure any indictments or convictions in four years. The Department of Health and Human Services said it would not approve the state’s fraud unit for continued funding.Key Facts
- President Trump’s administration cut $3 million in funding to Hawaii’s Medicaid fraud unit.
- The cut happened because the unit failed to get any indictments or convictions in four years.
- The Department of Health and Human Services sent a letter to Hawaii’s Attorney General Anne Lopez.
- The department said it would not recertify Hawaii’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
- Medicaid Fraud Control Units investigate and prosecute fraud and abuse in Medicaid programs.
- This decision affects Hawaii’s ability to investigate Medicaid-related crimes with federal support.
- The letter came from the agency’s Inspector General, March Bell.
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