The people being targeted by these claims are not fraudsters. The personal care services Dr. Mehmet Oz attacked in New York are the clinical alternative to nursing home placement.
Dr. Oz to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
The Senate confirmed Dr. Oz 53-45, along party lines, to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
On March 3, Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, posted a video accusing New York state of running a fraud-ridden Medicaid program.
He claimed that 5 million beneficiaries, nearly 3 out of 4 enrollees, had received personal care services. The actual number is closer to 450,000. His figure was off by a factor of more than 10. The Trump administration acknowledged the error on April 10.
This was not an isolated mistake.
In January, Oz…
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