Dr. Mehmet Oz's hospice fraud claim draws analyst backlash

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under President Donald Trump, gave a Newsmax interview with Greta Van Susteren in which he alleged a multi‑billion‑dollar hospice scam. He claimed that signing someone up incorrectly for hospice “takes their insurance away to get those benefits” and that “people die because of that.”

Analysts and observers reacted sharply on social media, questioning the accuracy of Oz’s statements. Commentators described the claims as false and potentially harmful, emphasizing that they do not reflect how hospice services operate.