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On the streets with Dr Oz as surprise fraud crackdown sends daycare directors scrambling

Dr. Mehmet Oz personally confronted staff at two Queens senior care centers over suspicious Medicaid billing, wheelchair charges and attendance records.

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Tenney to Newsmax: Hochul Can't Say No to MamdaniRep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., told Newsmax on Monday that Gov. Kathy Hochul’s unwillingness to curb New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s spending agenda is making the entire state less affordable.

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At a Last-Hope Health Clinic, Desperation, Kindness and Fear for What’s NextThese doctors and community health workers are a safety net for patients losing coverage as premiums soar and Medicaid cuts mount, even as their clinic struggles to stay afloat.

The New York Times2d agoWhole story →

GOP Focuses on Fraud, Seeking To Redirect Voters’ Ire Over Healthcare CostsThe anti-fraud efforts highlight a broader political fight ahead of the midterms. Republicans say they’re protecting taxpayer dollars by going after bad actors. Democrats contend the administration is — with insufficient evidence — targeting blue states to cut programs the GOP has long sought to shrink.

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Feds hold back an additional $1.2 billion in California Medicaid reimbursementsIn May, the administration held back $1.3 billion in Medicaid funds over concerns about hospice and in-home care programs. Now it's deferring $1.2 billion more.

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Oz Says Minnesota Fraudsters Bribed Moms $1,500 to Fake Autism DiagnosesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz said fraudsters in Minnesota bribed mothers roughly $1,500 per child to falsely claim their children were autistic, saddling the children with diagnoses they did not have. The post Oz Says Minnesota Fraudsters Bribed Moms $1,500 to Fake Autism Diagnoses appeared first on Breitbart .

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Private Contractors Are Set to Cash In As Millions of Americans Lose Health CareOn January 1, new Medicaid work requirements will kick in nationwide, and states are scrambling to comply—a chaotic process which will lead to millions of people losing health care access. Many states are paying third-party contractors millions to design and operate systems to determine which Americans remain eligible under the new law. And some of […]

Mother Jones10h agoWhole story →

WA hospitals anticipate losing billions in revenue from Medicaid cuts - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 PSTSEATTLE – Washington’s hospitals anticipate losing nearly $6 billion in revenue through 2033 due to steep Medicaid cuts in the coming months.

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