Readers have urged a plan to address program fraud in Minnesota, including hiring U.S. attorneys with forensic accounting and case-building skills to combat program fraud. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has labelled the federal withholding of $260 million in Medicaid aid as "ransom" and "retribution" by the Trump administration as a "retaliation" for fraud. Despite statements by Walz that safeguards have been established to prevent further fraud, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is prudent in choosing funds for the deserving needy rather than the pockets of fraudsters. The author argues that the loss of the hospital and programs provided by HCMC could lead to an immediate crisis on top of an already-struggling, fragile mental health system. She also criticizes the nomination of Dr. Casey Means for surgeon general, suggesting that he is a medical skeptic who believes vaccine mandates infringe on freedoms.