{"id":24294,"date":"2026-03-27T15:36:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T19:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=24294"},"modified":"2026-03-27T15:36:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T19:36:03","slug":"wyden-merkley-demand-trump-stop-phony-fraud-crusade-to-attack-medicaid-programs-across-u-s-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wyden-merkley-demand-trump-stop-phony-fraud-crusade-to-attack-medicaid-programs-across-u-s-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Stop Phony Fraud\u00a0Crusade to Attack Medicaid Programs Across U.S. States"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today demanded Donald Trump stop his phony crusade against fraud as a disguise to attack Medicaid programs in U.S. states that millions of Americans need to live safe and independent lives.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cLet us be clear: you are not going after the real fraudsters. Instead, under the guise of \u2018program integrity,\u2019 you are cutting off vital funding for services that seniors, people with disabilities, and children rely on to survive and thrive in their communities,\u201d Wyden and Merkley emphasized to Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy, Jr., and Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The Trump administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/25\/us\/politics\/medicaid-funds-minnesota.html\">withheld<\/a> $259 million in Medicaid funds from Minnesota to go after so-called \u201cfraudsters,\u201d and has sent preliminary letters to four other states indicating they will do the same there. In reality, his administration is undermining Home and Community-Based Services, the program that serves as a lifeline for seniors, Americans with disabilities, and children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWithout home care, Americans who need long-term services will be forced into nursing homes and institutions\u2014a devastating rollback of civil rights that will ultimately cost taxpayers more. Furthermore, home care agencies and independent care workers, who already operate on razor-thin margins while following the law, will be forced to shut their doors,\u201d Wyden and Merkley continued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Joining Wyden in leading the letter were U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. Joining Merkley as co-signers were U.S. Senators Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Cory Booker, D-N.J.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El texto de la carta es <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duckworth.senate.gov\/download\/260326_-letter---to-trump-admin-on-medicaid-hcbs---final&amp;download=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aqu\u00ed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today demanded Donald Trump stop his phony crusade against fraud as a disguise to attack Medicaid programs in U.S. states that millions of Americans need to live safe and independent lives.\u00a0 \u201cLet us be clear: you are not going after the real fraudsters. 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