{"id":11862,"date":"2025-12-09T23:48:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T23:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=11862"},"modified":"2025-12-09T23:48:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T23:48:25","slug":"hhss-dr-oz-threatens-to-withhold-mn-funding-over-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=11862","title":{"rendered":"HHS’s Dr. Oz Threatens to Withhold MN Funding Over Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A recent investigation revealed in November that Somali fraudsters in Minnesota have been pocketing money set aside for state programs for years. Now, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz is telling Minnesota Governor to fix the fraud or lost federal funding.\n<\/p>\n

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From the Daily Caller:\n<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a clear dereliction of duty,\u201d Oz wrote in a statement\u00a0posted\u00a0to X. \u201cEveryone from Gov. Tim Walz on down needs to be investigated, because they\u2019ve been asleep at the wheel.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

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CMS has already shut down the housing program and frozen provider enrollment in several abused programs. Oz now demands Minnesota provide weekly\u00a0fraud\u00a0updates, freeze high-risk provider enrollment for six months, verify all current providers and submit a corrective action plan.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cThe message to Walz is clear: either fix this in 60 days or start looking under your couch for spare change, because we\u2019re done footing the bill for your incompetence,\u201d Oz wrote.<\/p>\n

You can view this statement in the embedded video below.\n<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve probably heard the news by now: Minnesota fraudsters stole over $1 billion from Medicaid. And you deserve an explanation.\n<\/p>\n

Our staff at CMS told me they\u2019ve never seen anything like this in Medicaid \u2014 and everyone from Gov. Tim Walz on down needs to be investigated, because\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/MFUoYYJoEa<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\u2014 DrOzCMS (@DrOzCMS) December 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Administrator Oz notes that the fraudsters used taxpayer money to buy luxury cars and purchase overseas real estate. Most alarmingly, as IFA covered previously, some taxpayer money even made its way back to Somalia where it ended up in the hands of terrorists.\n<\/p>\n

This revelation of fraud in Minnesota has shaken Washington. President Trump responded to the investigation by ending deportation protections for Somali migrants in the state and sending ICE into Minneapolis. Meanwhile, Representative Ilhan Omar, a Somali lawmaker representing Minnesota\u2019s fifth congressional district, has come under fire over links to the fraudsters.\n<\/p>\n

As the Trump administration works to hold those responsible for this fraud accountable, let\u2019s pray that this level of government waste and abuse would never happen in our nation again.\n<\/p>\n

What do you think of Administrator Oz\u2019s statement? Share your thoughts and prayers below.<\/h4>\n

(Excerpt from the Daily Caller. Photo Credit: Screenshot\/DrOzCMS via X https:\/\/x.com\/DrOzCMS\/status\/1997029306233434396?s=20
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