Governor Kathy Hochul just got put on notice, and she has exactly 30 days to explain herself.
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Trump administration's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator, has officially launched a federal fraud investigation into New York State's bloated $124 billion Medicaid program—and the numbers he's uncovering are nothing short of jaw-dropping.
New York spends nearly 80% more per resident on Medicaid than the national average. Let that sink in, Patriots. The state shells out over $12,500 per beneficiary—a whopping 36% higher than anywhere else in the nation. And every single American taxpayer is helping foot the bill.
The Heart Surgeon Who Won't Ignore the Numbers
"Heart surgeons are trained to look at the numbers," Dr. Oz stated in his official announcement. "When something doesn't add up, you don't ignore it—you investigate. And right now, the numbers coming out of New York's Medicaid program don't add up."
He's not just asking polite questions, folks. Dr. Oz is demanding detailed documentation on fraud detection systems, managed care oversight, and any so-called "corrective actions" Albany claims to have taken. He wants receipts—and Hochul better have them.
A System Designed to Hemorrhage Money
The investigation has already exposed some truly outrageous findings. New York made qualifying for personal care assistance so laughably easy that simply being "easily distracted" could get you a government-funded helper. The result? A staggering $45 billion spent on personal care services alone in just over two years.
Here's the kicker: Personal care services is now the number one occupation in New York State. Not retail. Not healthcare. Government-funded personal care assistants. The Empire State has essentially transformed a program meant to help the vulnerable into a massive jobs program—all reimbursed by federal taxpayers like you and me.
But it gets worse. Home health aid payments jumped 65% year-over-year—twice in a row—even though patient numbers didn't increase at anywhere near that rate. Adult daycare spending spiked over 100% in just three months, while federal prosecutors uncovered a $68 million fraud scheme involving kickbacks at these same adult care centers.
The Trump Administration Follows the Money
This is exactly what President Trump promised: draining the swamp and following the money. For years, Democrats built these massive welfare bureaucracies and screamed "compassion" whenever anyone dared ask where the billions were actually going.
Well, the adults are back in charge now.
Dr. Oz isn't some career bureaucrat protecting the system—he's an outsider who built his reputation exposing institutional rot. And coming on the heels of the Minnesota Medicaid fraud scandal that shocked the nation, this investigation could expose something far bigger.
"Governor Hochul has a month to share a reasonable corrective action plan to fix the fraud, waste, and abuse in New York State, or CMS will start deferring payments to protect Medicaid."
You read that right. Thirty days, Kathy. The clock is ticking.
How Deep Does the Rabbit Hole Go?
With 6.8 million people enrolled in New York's Medicaid program and spending that defies any rational explanation, this could make Minnesota's fraud scandal look like pocket change. The deep state's gravy train is officially derailed.
The real question now: Will Hochul cooperate with this investigation, or will she stonewall and prove she has something to hide?
Either way, Patriots, the Trump administration is systematically exposing decades of waste and corruption that your tax dollars have been funding. Dr. Oz is just getting started—and New York is only the beginning.