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Exclusive | Dr. Oz touts ‘Fraud War Room,’ ending payments to 400 hospices in California over fears of $100B fraud

Nypost · · 605 words · By Ryan King
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“Over 400 hospices in Los Angeles have been shut down or cut off as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) “Fraud War Room” kicks into gear, Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz revealed on “Pod Force One.””
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Multiple web search results report that Dr. Oz announced a crackdown involving the shutdown or cutting off of payments to numerous hospices in Los Angeles as part of a 'Fraud War Room' initiative. One source mentions over 400 hospices, and another mentions 447 providers shut down in the LA area.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mehmet Cengiz Oz (Turkish: Öz; mə-MET JENG-ghiz oz; Turkish: [mehˈmet dʒeɲˈɟiz øz]; born June 11, 1960), also known as Dr. Oz ( ), is an American television presenter, physician, author, educator, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehmet_Oz
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“Shockingly, CMS received “zero” complaints over the “hundreds of millions” of dollars that have been cut off from those hospice programs, Oz claimed, blasting blue state policies for having weak guardrails.”
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The claim about Dr. Oz stating CMS received 'zero complaints' regarding hundreds of millions cut off is not directly corroborated by multiple independent sources. While multiple sources confirm Dr. Oz discussed hospice fraud and fraud amounts, the specific claim regarding 'zero complaints' is only implied or stated within the context of the provided search results related to the initial announcement.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare program and works in partner…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mehmet Cengiz Oz (Turkish: Öz; mə-MET JENG-ghiz oz; Turkish: [mehˈmet dʒeɲˈɟiz øz]; born June 11, 1960), also known as Dr. Oz ( ), is an American television presenter, physician, author, educator, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehmet_Oz
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“The TV doctor-turned CMS honcho estimated that there’s roughly $100 billion in annual fraud plaguing social services, contending that the federal government is too trusting of certain service providers.”
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Two separate web search results directly attribute the estimate of $100 billion in national fraud to Dr. Mehmet Oz, linking it to investigations into fraud in states like Minnesota.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mehmet Cengiz Oz (Turkish: Öz; mə-MET JENG-ghiz oz; Turkish: [mehˈmet dʒeɲˈɟiz øz]; born June 11, 1960), also known as Dr. Oz ( ), is an American television presenter, physician, author, educator, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehmet_Oz
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oz Pearlman (born July 19, 1982), also known as "Oz the Mentalist," is an American mentalist, author, magician, and long-distance runner of marathons and ultramarathons. He is best known for major med…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oz_Pearlman
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Dr. Oz Show (or simply Oz) is an American syndicated daytime television talk show, hosted by Mehmet Oz, that aired between September 14, 2009, and January 14, 2022. Each episode features segments …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dr._Oz_Show
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“For context, CMS, which administers programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, had some $1.691 trillion in outlays last year.”
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Multiple Wikipedia entries confirm that CMS administers Medicare and Medicaid. While the specific figure of '$1.691 trillion in outlays last year' is not directly confirmed by a specific source URL, the general scope of CMS administering these programs is verified by the Wikipedia entries.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare program and works in partner…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Medicaid is a government program in the United States that provides health insurance for adults and children with limited income and resources. The program is partially funded and primarily managed by…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Medicare is a federal health insurance program in the United States for people age 65 or older and younger people with disabilities, including those with end stage renal disease and amyotrophic latera…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicare_(United_States)
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“Oz warned that a culture of fraud has threatened the fiscal sustainability of programs like Medicare, whose trust fund for hospital care is estimated to run out of cash by 2033, according to the Social Security Administration.”
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The claim regarding the Social Security Administration estimating Medicare's trust fund for hospital care running out by 2033 is a specific detail mentioned in the context of Dr. Oz's warnings, but the provided evidence only contains general Wikipedia entries for SSA and Medicare, not the specific SSA report cited in the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Medicare is a federal health insurance program in the United States for people age 65 or older and younger people with disabilities, including those with end stage renal disease and amyotrophic latera…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicare_(United_States)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Social Security Administration (SSA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, di…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_Administration
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the United States, a Social Security number (SSN) is a nine-digit number issued to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and temporary (working) residents under section 205(c)(2) of the Social Securi…
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“Oz credited YouTuber Nick Shirley for shedding a light on fraud issues plaguing states across the country and said that CMS has audited spending in Minnesota over the past three months and “can’t understand some of these bills.””
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The specific details about CMS auditing spending in Minnesota over the past three months and finding questionable bills are mentioned in the context of Dr. Oz's statements, but this specific narrative is not corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — CMS是英语Content Management System的缩写，按英语的字面翻译就是内容管理系统，顾名思义，它主要是为了方便发布网络内容而存在的一体化Web管理系统。 很久很久以前，人们做网站很多用静态HTML+CSS+Javascript直接写，也就是静态页面。但是如果有一组页面要维护，对于静态页面来说是一件很麻烦的事 ...
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web search NEUTRAL — CMS系统的出现，使得网站的管理变得更加简单便捷，让网站的运营变得更加高效。 如今，CMS系统已经成为企业建立信息化平台的必备工具，越来越多的企业都在使用CMS系统来管理自己的网站。 2、CMS的作用
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“I’m stunned by Minnesota, but I’m even more flabbergasted in California, where the Auditor General of the State four years ago told Governor Newsom that they had a massive problem with hospice fraud,” he said.”
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The claim that the California Auditor General told Governor Newsom four years ago about massive hospice fraud is a specific anecdote attributed to Dr. Oz, but this exact statement is not corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — California (/ ˌkælɪˈfɔːrniə /) is a state in the Western United States that lies on the Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares an international borde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California
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web search NEUTRAL — CA.gov is the official website for the State of California. You can find and access California services, resources, and more.
https://www.ca.gov/
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · California, constituent state of the United States of America. It was admitted as the 31st state of the union on September 9, 1850, and by the early 1960s it was the most populous U.S. sta…
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“One particular grievance Oz had with the Golden State is how it is allegedly using federal funds to buy “their illegal immigrants health care benefits, including, by the way, vision and dental.””
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Two separate web search results report Dr. Oz alleging that California is using federal funds for healthcare benefits, including vision and dental, for undocumented immigrants. One source mentions $1.3 billion, and another mentions a $3.5 billion scandal.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dr. Oz on Friday said that California had illegally spent $1.3 billion of federal money on health care for undocumented immigrants and that the state was paying that money back.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/us/politics/dr-oz-visits-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Story Snapshot Dr. Oz leads investigation into California healthcare fraud, highlighting foreign crime influence. Alleged $3.5 billion fraudulent billing linked to Russian and Armenian groups. Califor…
https://republicannews.org/dr-oz-unveils-3-5b-medicaid-fraud…
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web search NEUTRAL — From KFF Health News: Federal health authorities have taken the "unprecedented" step of instructing states to investigate certain individuals on Medicaid to determine whether they are ineligible ...
https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/nov/03/trumps-hhs-me…
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“The program provides benefits to the poor in California regardless of immigration status.”
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No evidence was found in the search results or Wikipedia entries to confirm or deny the specific claim that California's Medi-Cal program provides benefits to poor residents regardless of immigration status. Although the general topic of Medi-Cal is covered, this specific detail lacks supporting evidence.
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