New York’s Medicaid Program Targeted by Federal Fraud Investigation

Between 2023 and 2024, 38 percent of job growth in New York was from the home health and personal care aide category.

Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, speaks at a press conference as Vice President JD Vance looks on in the Library of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington on Feb. 25, 2026. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times

Dr. Mehmet Oz launched a federal investigation into New York’s Medicaid program on March 3, citing the unusual spending trend in the state.

“Heart surgeons are trained to look at the numbers. When something doesn’t add up, you don’t ignore it; you investigate,” Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and a former heart surgeon, said in a video posted on X.