🚨 @VP: "We have decided to temporarily halt certain amounts of Medicaid funding that are going to the state of Minnesota in order to ensure that the state of Minnesota takes its obligation seriously to be good stewards of the American people's tax money." pic.twitter.com/XD0JMA5p3w
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 25, 2026
.@DrOzCMS: "If Minnesota fails to clean up the systems, the state will rack up billion of deferred payments this year. @GovTimWalz has 60 days to respond... We have more announcements of other states coming soon." https://t.co/AjAoc9osmh pic.twitter.com/nw18bsv64z
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 25, 2026
"We have decided to temporarily halt certain amounts of Medicaid funding that are going to the state of Minnesota in order to ensure that the state of Minnesota takes its obligation seriously to be good stewards of the American people's tax money," Vance said in a news briefing.
.@VP: "What we want to see from the Governor of Minnesota, from the entire administration there in Minnesota, is some affirmative steps to make sure that the people who are billing us for Medicaid services, are actually providing those Medicaid services." pic.twitter.com/sId7NY8H0e
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 25, 2026
The move comes after President Donald Trump tapped Vance to lead his administration's nationwide response to public welfare fraud, highlighting recent high-profile revelations of large-scale public fraud in Minneapolis.
