{"id":590587,"date":"2026-04-23T01:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T01:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=590587"},"modified":"2026-04-23T01:20:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T01:20:00","slug":"dr-oz-says-anti-fraud-effort-coming-to-all-50-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=590587","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Oz Says Anti-Fraud Effort Coming To ‘All 50 States’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Oz Says Anti-Fraud Effort Coming To ‘All 50 States’<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the agency overseeing Medicaid and Medicare, announced Tuesday that his agency\u2019s anti-fraud effort will come to every state.<\/p>\n

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During an interview at a Politico-hosted event, Oz said that every U.S. state can expect anti-fraud activities involving funds received through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are going to announce this week that all 50 states are going to be requested to give us a plan over the next 30 days of how they\u2019re going to re-validate providers in high-risk areas in their states,\u201d <\/strong><\/em>Oz said.<\/p>\n

Oz explained that it would involve proving whether individuals who are enrolled in CMS programs \u201creally exist\u201d or not, and whether the states \u201chave a right to provide these services.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re asking the states to own that problem … red and blue, all of them,\u201d <\/strong><\/em>he said, responding to a question from the Politico moderator about whether it involves every state.<\/p>\n

He later added that if states \u201cdon\u2019t take it seriously, it indicates to us that we might have to take the audits … more aggressively.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked about\u00a0a possible deadline, he said CMS is asking the states to provide the agency with a plan over the next month.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oz, a medical doctor better known as the moniker Dr. Oz from when he was a television personality, oversees the nation\u2019s largest health insurance programs as the administrator of CMS. To date, Oz has sent letters to California, Florida, Maine, and New York alleging fraud in the states\u2019 Medicaid programs.<\/p>\n

At the Tuesday event, the Politico interviewer mentioned CMS having issued a statement earlier this month to correct a comment made by Oz on social media that 5.1 million beneficiaries received personal care services, which include things like help with eating, bathing, and dressing.<\/p>\n

However, the real number receiving services was about 450,000, the CMS spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

Oz\u2019s comment drew criticism from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul\u2019s office, with a spokesperson saying that it was \u201cpatently false\u201d and her office is \u201cglad they now admit it.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the interview, Oz emphasized the Trump administration\u2019s efforts to address fraud around the country, which federal officials say is needed to rein in runaway spending and protect taxpayers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With many midterm voters concerned about the cost of living in the United States, President Donald Trump has ramped up efforts to address it, announcing last month that Vice President JD Vance would help balance the nation\u2019s budget by spearheading a national \u201cwar on fraud.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Trump administration has sought to withhold funding from some Democrat-led states in recent months, citing fraud concerns. <\/strong>This has included child care subsidies and other social services programs in Minnesota, New York, and three other states and with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in 22 states that have declined to hand over data that the federal government says is needed to root out fraud.<\/p>\n

Lawsuits have been filed in response to the he anti-fraud efforts led by the federal government. In several cases, judges have ruled that the federal money must continue to flow for the time being.<\/p>\n

In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom\u2019s office, in response to claims of widespread hospice fraud in Southern California, blamed the Trump administration, in part, for entitlement fraud in the state.<\/p>\n

In January, Newsom\u2019s office said<\/a> in a statement the administration has \u201cdismantled the federal government\u2019s ability to prevent and address fraud.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cCalifornia didn\u2019t wait\u2014we\u2019ve identified and cracked down on hospice fraud for years, taking real action to protect patients and taxpayers,\u201d Newsom said in a statement.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nWed, 04\/22\/2026 – 21:20<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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