Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks as (L-R) Director of Medicare and Deputy Administrator of CMS Chris Klomp, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and U.S. President Donald Trump look on after Trump announced a deal with Pfizer to lower Medicaid drug prices in the Oval Office of the White House on Sept. 30, 2025. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images
The federal government admitted an error in the characterization of New York’s Medicaid program, which overstated the number of New Yorkers who received personal care services by 1,100 percent.
Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said in a March social media post that 5.1 million beneficiaries received personal care services, which include things like help with eating, bathing, and dressing. That would have been nearly 75 percent of the New York State Medicaid enrollees in 2025.
