Trump Cuts Hawaii Medicaid Fraud Funding Over Low Case Volume
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has denied federal certification to Hawaii's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, resulting in a loss of 3 million dollars in annual funding. Officials cited a lack of criminal convictions between 2022 and 2025 as the primary reason for the decision.
The United States government cut $3 million in annual funding for Hawaii's Medicaid fraud unit after the state failed to secure criminal convictions. Hawaii obtained zero criminal indictments for Medicaid fraud between 2022 and 2025 despite more than 360,000 residents enrolling in the program. The decertification puts Hawaii’s broader $2.2 billion in federal Medicaid funding at risk as the administration targets healthcare fraud.
