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Dr. Oz's Medicaid Claim for NY Exaggerated by 1,000%

4/10/2026

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Story summary
  • Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator in the Trump administration, claimed 5 million New Yorkers received Medicaid personal care services.
  • The actual number is about 450,000, or 6–7%.
  • New York officials called the claim "patently false" and defended their program.
  • The federal probe into New York's Medicaid program continues, focusing on spending and use of personal care aides.