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Dr. Oz Puts the Nail in Newsom’s Coffin – Fraud, Corruption, and the COLLAPSE of California

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Feb 1, 2026
Meet Josh Hammer, a constitutional lawyer explaining federal vs state power, and Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon and CMS administrator exposing alleged Medicare and Medicaid scams. They discuss massive hospice and home‑care fraud in Los Angeles. They also tackle clashes over federal officers, obstruction laws, the Supremacy Clause, and when protest crosses into illegality.
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INSIGHT

California As A Fraud Epicenter

  • Medicare and Medicaid fraud in Los Angeles has ballooned into billions, driven largely by hospice and home-health schemes.
  • Mehmet Oz says small, under‑50‑patient hospices hide fraud and divert federal dollars from real care.
ANECDOTE

Hospice Owner 'Side Hustle' Story

  • Mehmet Oz recounts meeting a hospice owner who bought five hospices and was building a lavish house with illicit gains.
  • He describes contractors and plumbers joking about having a 'side hustle' in hospices, showing local normalization of fraud.
INSIGHT

Local Fraud Has National Costs

  • Fraud in one state raises costs nationwide because federal dollars fund Medicaid/Medicare reimbursements.
  • Oz warns fraud squeezes legitimate providers and shifts schemes from state to state like a balloon effect.
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