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2026 February

2026-02-25 Dr. Mehmet Oz and JD Vance announced a 6-month national moratorium blocking all new enrollments for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, supplies across the board. He stated, “These crimes are becoming a major source of fraudulent activity…”. This was implemented in Minnesota. Walz stated in a social media post, “This has nothing to do with fraud. This is a campaign of retribution. Trump is weaponizing the entirety of the federal government to punish blue states like Minnesota”.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-administration-halting-some-medicaid-funding-minnesota-vance-says-2026-02-25/

https://natlawreview.com/article/cms-announces-temporary-nationwide-dmepos-medical-supply-company-medicare

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2026-02-25-cms-announces-actions-addressing-fraud

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1l99wq4amo&list=WL&index=2