The Trump administration is cutting off $3 million in federal funding to Hawaii’s Medicaid fraud control program after it failed to bring a single indictment or conviction over the past four years.  In a letter sent to Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez, Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General March Bell said his agency would not recertify the state’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU),…
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Trump cuts funding to Hawaii’s Medicaid fraud unit
The Hill
June 4, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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The Trump administration is cutting off $3 million in federal funding to Hawaii’s Medicaid fraud control program after it failed to bring a single indictment or conviction over the past four years. In a letter sent to Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez, Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General March Bell said his agency would not recertify the state’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU),…