Watch live: Oz outlines new anti-healthcare fraud initiative in Philadelphia
Summary
Dr. Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and federal law enforcement officials held an event in Philadelphia to announce a major effort to stop healthcare fraud. The Trump administration has warned states they could lose Medicaid funding if they do not take action against fraud.Key Facts
- Dr. Mehmet Oz is the administrator of CMS, the agency that runs Medicare and Medicaid.
- Federal officials held a press event in Philadelphia about a large healthcare fraud crackdown.
- The crackdown targets people and groups committing fraud against healthcare programs.
- The Trump administration threatened to reduce Medicaid money to states that do not fight fraud effectively.
- Medicaid is a government health program for low-income people and is run in partnership with states.
- Healthcare fraud means illegally getting money from government health programs.
- The announcement highlights the government’s focus on protecting taxpayer money in healthcare.
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