The Trump administration is considering halting billions of dollars in federal health payments to multiple states over claims of fraud. The specific target is Medicaid, which the government has warned it could withhold over $2 billion in payments for Minnesota and claw back nearly $250 million from 2025. The threats may disappear after new oversight plans from the state are approved. However, these threats have raised concerns about harming patients who rely on Medicaid. Some health policy experts argue that punitive measures against states are ineffective in addressing fraud.