Dr Oz alleges widespread fraud in New York's $100B Medicaid program, demands Hochul respond
How is this acceptable?
New York's Medicaid program is being thoroughly examined by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, who claims there is evidence of widespread fraud.
In a letter to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Tuesday, Oz asked state officials 50 questions about the program and gave Hochul and her team 30 days to get the requested information to the Trump administration.
Oz asked that she and her team give CMS detailed information on "program integrity and provider screening and enrollment oversight within New York’s Medicaid program."
"Recent data reporting, federal prosecutions, and analyses raise serious concerns about New York’s oversight of personal care, home health, adult day care programming, non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT), and behavioral health services," Oz's letter addressed to Hochul and several state health officials read. "This evidence, combined with New York’s elevated per capita Medicaid spending and workforce utilization patterns that significantly exceed national norms, underscore the need for immediate investigation, corrective action, and enhanced transparency."
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"The data is clear: New York far outspends other states on its Medicaid program on a statewide and per beneficiary basis," he added.
In a video message, Oz said New York spends more than $100 billion a year on Medicaid, the second highest in the nation. He said New York’s average spending on each beneficiary is more than $12,500, 36% higher than the national average.
"As a result, New York’s average Medicaid spending per resident was the highest in the country, nearly 80% higher than the national average," Oz said in the video.
"That alone demands scrutiny. But it gets worse. Personal care services, these help Medicaid patients do something that our families would normally do for us, like carrying groceries. New York State made the screening even more lenient by allowing problems like being ‘easily distracted’ to qualify for a personal care assistant. And that’s led to 45 billion in spending in just over two years," Oz added.
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Last year, Oz said, 5 million beneficiaries — nearly three out of four enrollees — received those personal care services. He argued that that level of utilization is "unheard of" and has made personal care services "the number one occupation in New York state." He argued New York has turned a program intended to help the most vulnerable into "a …
How is this acceptable?
New York's Medicaid program is being thoroughly examined by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, who claims there is evidence of widespread fraud.
In a letter to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Tuesday, Oz asked state officials 50 questions about the program and gave Hochul and her team 30 days to get the requested information to the Trump administration.
Oz asked that she and her team give CMS detailed information on "program integrity and provider screening and enrollment oversight within New York’s Medicaid program."
"Recent data reporting, federal prosecutions, and analyses raise serious concerns about New York’s oversight of personal care, home health, adult day care programming, non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT), and behavioral health services," Oz's letter addressed to Hochul and several state health officials read. "This evidence, combined with New York’s elevated per capita Medicaid spending and workforce utilization patterns that significantly exceed national norms, underscore the need for immediate investigation, corrective action, and enhanced transparency."
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"The data is clear: New York far outspends other states on its Medicaid program on a statewide and per beneficiary basis," he added.
In a video message, Oz said New York spends more than $100 billion a year on Medicaid, the second highest in the nation. He said New York’s average spending on each beneficiary is more than $12,500, 36% higher than the national average.
"As a result, New York’s average Medicaid spending per resident was the highest in the country, nearly 80% higher than the national average," Oz said in the video.
"That alone demands scrutiny. But it gets worse. Personal care services, these help Medicaid patients do something that our families would normally do for us, like carrying groceries. New York State made the screening even more lenient by allowing problems like being ‘easily distracted’ to qualify for a personal care assistant. And that’s led to 45 billion in spending in just over two years," Oz added.
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Last year, Oz said, 5 million beneficiaries — nearly three out of four enrollees — received those personal care services. He argued that that level of utilization is "unheard of" and has made personal care services "the number one occupation in New York state." He argued New York has turned a program intended to help the most vulnerable into "a …
Dr Oz alleges widespread fraud in New York's $100B Medicaid program, demands Hochul respond
How is this acceptable?
New York's Medicaid program is being thoroughly examined by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, who claims there is evidence of widespread fraud.
In a letter to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Tuesday, Oz asked state officials 50 questions about the program and gave Hochul and her team 30 days to get the requested information to the Trump administration.
Oz asked that she and her team give CMS detailed information on "program integrity and provider screening and enrollment oversight within New York’s Medicaid program."
"Recent data reporting, federal prosecutions, and analyses raise serious concerns about New York’s oversight of personal care, home health, adult day care programming, non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT), and behavioral health services," Oz's letter addressed to Hochul and several state health officials read. "This evidence, combined with New York’s elevated per capita Medicaid spending and workforce utilization patterns that significantly exceed national norms, underscore the need for immediate investigation, corrective action, and enhanced transparency."
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"The data is clear: New York far outspends other states on its Medicaid program on a statewide and per beneficiary basis," he added.
In a video message, Oz said New York spends more than $100 billion a year on Medicaid, the second highest in the nation. He said New York’s average spending on each beneficiary is more than $12,500, 36% higher than the national average.
"As a result, New York’s average Medicaid spending per resident was the highest in the country, nearly 80% higher than the national average," Oz said in the video.
"That alone demands scrutiny. But it gets worse. Personal care services, these help Medicaid patients do something that our families would normally do for us, like carrying groceries. New York State made the screening even more lenient by allowing problems like being ‘easily distracted’ to qualify for a personal care assistant. And that’s led to 45 billion in spending in just over two years," Oz added.
DOGE’S MEDICAID DATA DUMP AIMS TO EXPOSE FRAUD — BUT PRIVACY AND LEGAL HURDLES LOOM
Last year, Oz said, 5 million beneficiaries — nearly three out of four enrollees — received those personal care services. He argued that that level of utilization is "unheard of" and has made personal care services "the number one occupation in New York state." He argued New York has turned a program intended to help the most vulnerable into "a …
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