{"id":1694,"date":"2026-07-23T01:06:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T01:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/?p=1694"},"modified":"2026-07-23T01:06:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T01:06:18","slug":"breaking-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/?p=1694","title":{"rendered":"Breaking News&#8230;&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1695\" src=\"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/753170018_1031499796138194_1752643201496185283_n-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/753170018_1031499796138194_1752643201496185283_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/753170018_1031499796138194_1752643201496185283_n-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/753170018_1031499796138194_1752643201496185283_n-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/753170018_1031499796138194_1752643201496185283_n-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/753170018_1031499796138194_1752643201496185283_n.jpg 1638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If he didn&#8217;t have good reason, he wouldn&#8217;t do it.<br class=\"html-br\" \/><br class=\"html-br\" \/>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has paused more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota while agencies review suspected fraud.<br class=\"html-br\" \/><br class=\"html-br\" \/>Roughly $867 million is being held from California and about $199 million from Minnesota.<br class=\"html-br\" \/><br class=\"html-br\" \/>The funds will not be released until the states provide documentation showing the claims meet federal requirements.<br class=\"html-br\" \/><br class=\"html-br\" \/>In California, the review focused on rapid growth in in-home care programs that far exceeded national trends.<br class=\"html-br\" \/><br class=\"html-br\" \/>In Minnesota, concerns center on high-risk service areas linked to providers previously flagged for integrity issues. 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