'THEY WILL STEAL YOUR LIFE': Dr. Oz issues major warning

Fox News presents an interview with Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), discussing what he characterizes as widespread fraud in federal healthcare programs. The segment focuses on recent enforcement actions and the administration’s efforts to combat alleged fraud in Medicare and Medicaid systems.

According to Dr. Oz in the interview, there is approximately $100 billion in alleged fraud across Medicare and Medicaid-related programs. Fox News reports that Oz claims this fraud, if eliminated, “would double the life expectancy of the Medicare trust fund,” potentially adding years to the program’s solvency. Oz attributes part of the problem to COVID-era spending, alleging in the video that fraudsters learned during that period “it was so easy to steal from the government.”

The interview highlights recent enforcement actions, with Fox News showing Oz describing his participation in pre-dawn raids in Los Angeles. According to Oz’s account in the segment, these operations targeted alleged hospice fraud, with seven hospice facilities shut down in a single night. Fox News reports Oz’s claim that “in the last two weeks, 221 hospices in California” have been shut down, specifically in the Los Angeles area. Oz alleges in the interview that approximately one-third of the nation’s hospice facilities are located in Los Angeles, and that authorities “hope” to shut down roughly half of the 1,800 hospices in California.

In Fox News’s Own Words

“If we’re able to take out the fraud in Medicare alone, we would double the life expectancy of the Medicare trust fund.”

“If these corrupt fraudsters are willing to steal your money, they will steal your health, they will steal your life.”

“We shut down already just in the last two weeks, 221 hospices in California.”

Fox News presents Oz’s explanation of systemic issues, with the CMS administrator alleging that the previous administration told federal employees “don’t do your job” regarding fraud enforcement. According to the video, Oz claims the Biden administration encouraged officials to “just sort of calm down” on fraud issues. The segment also covers alleged autism services fraud in Minnesota, with Oz claiming in the interview that mothers were paid to “dishonestly say their children had autism.”

The interview addresses technological solutions, with Fox News reporting Oz’s statements about using artificial intelligence to detect fraud earlier and more accurately. According to Oz in the segment, AI has already helped stop “billions of dollars from leaving the door of CMS.” He also discusses the administration’s recruitment efforts for fraud investigators.

This coverage matters because Medicare faces a projected insolvency date of 2032, and alleged fraud at the scale described could significantly impact the program’s long-term viability. The segment illustrates the current administration’s approach to healthcare program integrity and represents a major enforcement shift if the claimed actions are substantiated. The allegations of systemic fraud also raise questions about oversight mechanisms that have been in place for years across multiple administrations.