Feds Withhold $1.2B in California Medicaid Funds Over Fraud Concerns

• The Trump administration is withholding $1.2 billion in Medicaid reimbursements to California.
• This follows a previous holdback of $1.3 billion in May over concerns about hospice and in-home care programs.
• Dr. Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, announced the latest move.
• The federal officials claim they cannot explain the rapid increase in California's personal care spending.
• The withheld funds are part of a crackdown on suspected Medicaid fraud in California.