New York Times: The federal government will hold more than $867 million in payments from California and about $200 million from Minnesota until they can provide proof that certain claims were legitimate, officials said.
Federal officials said they had uncovered claims for care provided to Medicaid enrollees who were deceased, and had found health care providers billing for an unusually high number of patients, a possible sign of fraudulent activity. They said the problems in California and Minnesota were especially acute…