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The Minnesota Department of Revenue (MDR) announced last week that two married couples have been charged with a combined 26 felonies after investigators uncovered what authorities describe as a years-long tax fraud scheme

Calif. — Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana is taking aim at California’s Medicaid program for providing housing assistance, food, and other social services to high-need, low-income patients who tend to rack up big healthcare costs and, he argued, strain taxpayer funds

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ watchdog says it generated $5.56 billion in expected recoveries and projected savings over six months and barred 1,212 individuals and companies from federal healthcare programs. But the financial haul came as the agency’s enforcement activity fell to its lowest level in at least two years, undercutting the…

As healthcare affordability continues to persist as a top concern for voters ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, the Trump administration has pursued Medicare and Medicaid fraud across the country. In February, President Donald Trump announced the White House Fraud Task Force, a group led by Vice President JD Vance to pursue fraud schemes across…