Medicaid’s long-term sustainability depends on accountability. Changing the subject won’t fix the problem.
Dr. Mehmet Oz has been raising a stir over what he claims is rampant Medicaid fraud.
The administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services alleges that California has spent an estimated $1.3 billion in federal funds providing coverage to undocumented immigrants through the program. That would violate federal law.
Rather than address the substance of those allegations, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has sought to change the subject. He recently filed a civil rights complaint accusing Oz of illegally discriminating against Armenian Americans by appearing to link the community to healthcare fraud.
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Facing Medicaid Fraud Allegations, California Changes The Subject
Sally C. Pipes
Medicaid’s long-term sustainability depends on accountability. Changing the subject won’t fix the problem.
Dr. Mehmet Oz has been raising a stir over what he claims is rampant Medicaid fraud.
The administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services alleges that California has spent an estimated $1.3 billion in federal funds providing coverage to undocumented immigrants through the program. That would violate federal law.
Rather than address the substance of those allegations, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has sought to change the subject. He recently filed a civil rights complaint accusing Oz of illegally discriminating against Armenian Americans by appearing to link the community to healthcare fraud.
Read the op-ed in Forbes.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.