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FOX News"We are not sending Medicaid and Medicare dollars out the door until we have confidence that they are being spent lawfully and appropriately."That's RFK Jr.'s message to blue states as the Trump administration freezes more than $1 billion in federal Medicaid funding to California and Minnesota over suspected fraud.Kennedy says California won't receive about $867 million and Minnesota won't get more than $200 million until the states prove the payments were legitimate."If Governor Gavin Newsom or Governor Tim Walz wants this funding released, all they have to do is provide basic documentation," Kennedy said.The administration says it's using AI, advanced analytics and financial reviews to flag suspicious Medicaid spending, with Kennedy warning not another taxpayer dollar will go out until officials are confident the money is being spent lawfully.