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HHS withholds $867 million in Medicaid payments to California as part of 'crackdown on fraud'

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy jr. said Tuesday that his agency will withhold $867.5 million in Medicaid payments to California over concerns about fraud.

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