AP Exclusive: Trump administration admits a glaring error in its New York health fraud accusations - AP News
Vice President JD Vance leads the anti-fraud task force that includes the contested Medicaid investigations in New York and other states.
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The Trump administration admitted to a significant error in Medicaid data used to justify a fraud probe into New York. The 5 million service users claimed by CMS was actually 450,000.
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