Rampant Fraud Corrupts the Health Care System, Dr. Oz Says

Beyond the estimated $100 billion annual cost, the lure of easy money has a corrosive effect on health care and society, Oz said.
Rampant Fraud Corrupts the Health Care System, Dr. Oz Says
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
Lawrence Wilson
Lawrence Wilson
Senior Reporter
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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.