CMS retracts Mehmet Oz fraud claim after NY Medicaid miscount revealed

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services admitted that Mehmet Oz’s claim that New York’s Medicaid provided around 5 million people with personal care services was incorrect. The actual number was about 450,000 (roughly 6–7% of enrollees), due to a billing-code misinterpretation. CMS said it will refine its methodology and continue the fraud probe as part of a broader anti-fraud effort across states, with New York officials and Gov. Hochul insisting Oz’s mischaracterizations were inaccurate.