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Dr. Oz Orders Governors to Submit Medicaid Fraud Plans

4/24/2026

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Dr. Mehmet Oz sent letters to all 50 U.S. governors on April 23, 2026 ordering immediate Medicaid fraud-prevention actions.
Governors must submit a high-risk provider revalidation plan within ten business days.
Governors must also deliver a two-year Medicaid fraud strategy within thirty days.
The letters target providers lacking National Provider Identifiers or with lax enrollment standards after Minnesota’s $250 million scandal and a review flagging $1.7 billion of potentially improper payments.

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Story summary

Dr. Mehmet Oz sent letters to all 50 U.S. governors on April 23, 2026 ordering immediate Medicaid fraud-prevention actions.
Governors must submit a high-risk provider revalidation plan within ten business days.
Governors must also deliver a two-year Medicaid fraud strategy within thirty days.
The letters target providers lacking National Provider Identifiers or with lax enrollment standards after Minnesota’s $250 million scandal and a review flagging $1.7 billion of potentially improper payments.