Oz says California’s not fighting health care fraud, but data shows it’s part of a larger battle

Oz says California's not fighting health care fraud—but data shows it’s part of a larger battle

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Oz Says California’s Not Fighting Health Care Fraud, but Data Shows It’s Part of a Larger Battle

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — For weeks, Mehmet Oz has been waging a public feud with California leaders over health care fraud, accusing the blue state of failing to adequately combat such abuse. Oz, who heads the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, alleged that there was approximately $3.5 billion of fraud in the hospice and home health care industry in Los Angeles County alone. “This administration under President [Donald] Trump is not goin…