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Rooted in Justice and Joy: What Black Maternal Health Demands of Us Right Now
This week marks the 10th annual Black Maternal Health Week led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA). The theme, Rooted in Justice and Joy, honors a decade of movement-building by Black-led organizations while also naming the systemic forces –systemic oppression, reproductive injustices, and health inequities— that continue to threaten the lives of Black Mamas.…
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Timeline of Fraud Against Medicaid in Minnesota
In early January 2026, the CMS Administrator, Dr. Mehmet Oz, announced a compliance action imposing large financial penalties on Minnesota ($515 million per quarter going forward), asserting that the state had failed to protect its Medicaid program against fraud. The following month, Vice President J.D. Vance, joined by Dr. Oz, announced a deferral of $259…
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Long-Standing State-Based Efforts to Combat Fraud Against Medicaid Continue to Improve
CMS Administrator Dr. Oz has been on a veritable press tour trumpeting the supposed rampant fraud in Medicaid and other government programs, which nationally he claims could add up to as much as $100 billion, presumably in a single year – though he hasn’t specified a timeframe. The White House recently established the Task Force…
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CMS Weaponizes Fraud Against Medicaid in Minnesota: The District Court Rules
On April 6, U.S. District Court Judge Eric Tostrud issued a decision in Minnesota v. Oz. The case was triggered by CMS’s deferral of $259 million in federal matching funds from the Minnesota Medicaid program on February 25. In response, the State filed suit on March 2 asking the court to block the CMS action…
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The Supreme Court’s Birthright Citizenship Decision Could Dramatically Impact Newborns’ Access to Health Care
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in the case of Trump v. Barbara, offering the first insight into how the Court will decide the legality of President Trump’s executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants and immigrants who are in the country legally but temporarily (such as,…