This is good news and should be done regardless of the party; it’s sound practice to audit for fraud. Something not done in states like Minnesota and California, where illegals are allowed to receive benefits even though it is against the law. The amount of money we are wasting is beyond expectations, and it is time to stop all the free handouts to those who don’t need them, refuse to work or are not eligible. This is all common sense to most of us. All IMO.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/dr-oz-says-anti-fraud-effort-coming-to-all-50-states-6015021
“Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the agency overseeing Medicaid and Medicare, announced Tuesday that his agency’s anti-fraud effort will come to every state.
During an interview at a Politico-hosted event, Oz said that every U.S. state can expect anti-fraud activities involving funds received through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS).
“We are going to announce this week that all 50 states are going to be requested to give us a plan over the next 30 days of how they’re going to re-validate providers in high-risk areas in their states,” Oz said.
Oz explained that it would involve proving whether individuals who are enrolled in CMS programs “really exist” or not, and whether the states “have a right to provide these services.”
“We’re asking the states to own that problem ... red and blue, all of them,” he said, responding to a question from the Politico moderator about whether it involves every state. He later added that if states “don’t take it seriously, it indicates to us that we might have to take the audits ... more aggressively.”
When asked about a possible deadline, he said CMS is asking the states to provide the agency with a plan over the next month.”