CMS, FBI Target 80 NYC Adult Daycares in Medicaid Fraud Sweep as Oz Debuts 27-Minute Film
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 21
CMS, FBI Target 80 NYC Adult Daycares in Medicaid Fraud Sweep as Oz Debuts 27-Minute Film
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 21
Summary
More than 80 New York City social adult daycare providers received CMS warning letters Tuesday as federal agents conducted searches in Queens, Staten Island, Brooklyn and other locations over suspected Medicaid fraud.
Dr. Mehmet Oz said investigators found low attendance despite heavy billing, questionable wheelchair transport charges, missing sign-ins and even future-dated attendance sheets at some centers.
The sweep coincides with CMS releasing Oz's 27-minute documentary "War on Fraud," which showcases broader alleged abuse across Medicare, Medicaid and hospice programs.
The film points to other major cases, including a $3.7 billion alleged Medicare equipment scheme in Florida, roughly 2,000 hospice providers in the Los Angeles area, and Oz's claims of Russian organized crime involvement in some hospice fraud.
The crackdown fits a wider Trump administration anti-fraud push, sharpened after Minnesota's $250 million "Feeding Our Future" scandal and backed by a White House task force led by Vice President JD Vance.