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Dr. Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, speaks during an interview with EpochTV’s “American Thought Leaders” in Washington on Jan. 16, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
WASHINGTON—Fraud is pervasive in the medical industry and undermines the integrity of the entire health care system, Dr. Mehmet Oz said on April 28.
Oz is administrator of the nation’s largest health care system, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which spends about $1.7 trillion on medical services each year.