On March 16, 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order creating the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud to address the "staggering fraud and waste" from programs receiving federal funds.
The accompanying Fact Sheet specified that the Task Force will "coordinate measures to improve eligibility verification, implement pre-payment controls, detect high-risk fraud trends, and disrupt and dismantle fraud networks and the mechanisms through which fraud is committed."
The Executive Order specifically cited Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Minnesota, California, Illinois, New York, Maine, and Colorado as sources of "extensive, undetected fraud." Each member of the Task Force has ninety (90) days from the Executive Order to submit a measurable implementation plan concerning the issues identified in the Order.
The accompanying Fact Sheet specified that the Task Force will "coordinate measures to improve eligibility verification, implement pre-payment controls, detect high-risk fraud trends, and disrupt and dismantle fraud networks and the mechanisms through which fraud is committed."
The Executive Order specifically cited Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Minnesota, California, Illinois, New York, Maine, and Colorado as sources of "extensive, undetected fraud." Each member of the Task Force has ninety (90) days from the Executive Order to submit a measurable implementation plan concerning the issues identified in the Order.
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MOLLY EVANS
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Kaitlin Lee
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