00:00The Trump administration is delaying more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota
00:06while it reviews what officials call high-risk claims for potential fraud.
00:11Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz
00:16say the move is part of a broader effort to stop questionable payments before taxpayer money goes out the door.
00:23Both states deny wrongdoing, arguing the administration has not provided evidence to justify the funding freeze.
00:30and calling the action politically motivated.
00:32Federal officials say the money could be released once the states provide additional documentation.
