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During a White House briefing, CMS administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz dismissed Americans who oppose or disapprove of Trump as “stupid” and “lost,” quipping that “treating stupid is really hard.” The remark came after press questions about Trump Derangement Syndrome and followed Oz declining to defend a DNI appointment, as Castronuova pressed for medical advice for Trump critics.
The Trump administration acknowledged a significant error in the figures used to justify its New York Medicaid fraud probe, admitting that the number of New York enrollees using personal care services last year was about 450,000 (roughly 6–7% of enrollees) instead of 5 million, due to misidentified billing codes and a refined CMS methodology. The admission—first reported by the AP—has analysts questioning the broader accuracy of the administration’s anti-fraud efforts, even as New York officials defend the program and the investigation continues alongside other state probes in a broader crackdown.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services accusing Dr. Mehmet Oz of discrimination after Oz linked Armenian-run hospice facilities to alleged nationwide fraud; Oz and CMS did not immediately comment, and Newsom noted California has revoked more than 280 hospice licenses since 2022, highlighting a broader clash with the Trump administration.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom filed a civil rights complaint against Dr. Mehmet Oz over a video in which Oz alleged Armenian Americans were behind Medicare fraud in Los Angeles, calling the claims racist and baseless. Oz defended the crackdown on fraud, while critics note California’s ongoing hospice-fraud investigations and the broader political sensitivity around the Armenian community as the controversy unfolds.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom filed a federal civil-rights complaint against Dr. Mehmet Oz for a video that linked Armenian Americans in Los Angeles to about $3.5 billion in hospice and home-care fraud, arguing the remarks were racially charged and discriminatory and calling for a federal investigation amid community backlash and ongoing fraud probes.